The Puffin Book of Funny Stories by The Puffin Book of Funny Stories (epub)
Author:The Puffin Book of Funny Stories (epub)
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241434741
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published: 2021-02-18T00:00:00+00:00
from Charlie Changes Into a Chicken
by Sam Copeland
Illustrated by Sarah Horne
Charlie McGuffin has an incredible secret â he can change into animals. Trouble is, he never knows when itâs going to happen â¦
âSO ⦠YOUâRE like Spider-Man?â Flora said, frowning seriously. They were all sitting in the playground in a huddle near the wooden climbing frame.
âNo!â answered Charlie, slapping his forehead. âWeâve been through this already. I was nothing like Spider-Man. I was a spider. I turned into a spider.â
âHmm,â replied Flora, deep in thought. âAnd youâre sure you werenât dreaming?â
âOf course Iâm sure!â Charlie said, clearly exasperated. âI was nearly eaten by Chairman Meow!â
âAnd this happened after you got back from hospital? From visiting your brother?â
âYes! Straight after.â
âHmm.â Flora rubbed her chin, thinking hard. âHmm.â
âWhat does âhmmâ mean?â
âItâs a noise people make when theyâre thinking,â Flora said in a do-you-really-not-know-that voice. âHave you never heard someone say ââ
âYes, I know what âhmmâ actually means. I meant, what did you mean when you hmmed. You hmmed twice.â
âOh! I see. Well,â Flora replied, a knowing look on her face, âI think I know what caused this.â
âYou do?â Mohsen said, wide-eyed. Mohsen was often wide-eyed.
âYou do?â said Wogan, normal-eyed.
âYou do?â asked Charlie, narrow-eyed.
Basically there was a lot of eye action going on.
âI do. Itâs obvious.â
âOK then, Miss Smarty-pants, whatâs going on?â Mohsen said, crossing his arms.
âSo, Charlie, you changed into a spider straight after you were at the hospital, correct?â
Charlie nodded. âYup.â
âWell ⦠I think maybe when you went to see your brother you sat on a needle and accidentally injected your bum with some sort of crazy medicine.â
âI sat on a â? I think I would have noticed if I sat on a needle and injected my bum with crazy medicine!â
âNot necessarily,â Mohsen said gravely. âI once had an injection on my bum and I hardly felt it.â
âExactly!â Flora thumped her palm.
âThatâs completely crazy!â Charlie shouted in disbelief.
âNo more crazy than turning into a spider,â Flora said quickly.
Wogan and Mohsen nodded solemnly in agreement.
âOK, tell me one thing.â Charlie held up a finger to illustrate his point. âJust tell me one thing ⦠WHY WOULD A HOSPITAL HAVE CRAZY MEDICINE THAT TURNS PEOPLE INTO SPIDERS?â
This question was met with silence.
âHe has a point,â said Mohsen.
âMaybe â¦â said Wogan. âMaybe it was medicine that was supposed to turn spiders into people and â actually, forget that.â
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