The Sea Pony by Paula Harrison

Author:Paula Harrison [Paula Harrison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857637697
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

One captured pony struggled free and swam to join the others. The magical creature jumped with happiness at its escape and flicked water high in the air with its nose.

“It’s working!” Grace grinned widely. “It’s really working!”

“Fools, what have you done!” cried Lady Cavendish. “The beasts are escaping!”

The men hauled the net in faster.

Two more sea ponies broke free from the net.

“That’s brilliant!” Sophy called to the sea ponies.

“I knew you could do it,” said Maya.

Hearing the girls’ voices, Lady Cavendish peered round the main sail. “What’s going on? What are you doing here? Never mind! I’ll deal with you in a minute.” She marched up the deck, shouting at the men to pull the net in faster.

There was a frantic neighing from below. One sea pony was still trapped inside the net. It was Grace’s favourite – the pony with the rainbow-coloured mane and tail.

Grace’s stomach lurched. What if she couldn’t get free? For a terrible moment, she thought the poor thing would be dragged out of the water, but at the last second the rainbow pony dived through a gap in the mesh. The men pulled in the rest of the net, catching nothing but seaweed.

“She’s free!” Grace jumped up and down as the sea pony swam to join her friends.

“You pest of a girl!” Lady Cavendish reached Grace’s side in an instant. “There is nothing to celebrate. These dreadful animals need to be caught and contained. Now, tell me what you’re doing here AT ONCE!”

Grace’s mind went blank. She couldn’t think of a single thing to say.

“We … um … came to look for something,” began Maya.

“But we didn’t mean to stow away,” said Sophy. “It was an accident really.”

“An accident!” Lady Cavendish fixed her cold grey eyes on them. “I don’t believe anything you girls do is an accident. There’s something very suspicious about all of this.”

Before she could question them further, the men with the net interrupted her. “Do you want us to give chase, My Lady? The creatures are heading towards Lighthouse Rocks but I think we might be able to catch them.”

“Of course I want you to give chase!” snapped Lady Cavendish. “What are you waiting for?”

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