A Nutcracker Special by Darcey Bussell

Author:Darcey Bussell [Darcey Bussell ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

The smell of the warm mince pies wafted through the castle and by the time the tall mouse had heaved the cake off the sledge and on to a trolley the guards had come pouring into the hall from all over the castle. Elbowing each other out of the way and standing on each other’s paws, they piled into the kitchen, their whiskers twitching greedily. Shouts came through the doorway.

“That’s mine! Get off!”

“Hey, you’ve got five! Give me one!”

“I’ve only had two!”

The arguing grew louder. Delphie glanced around. There was no one about. “Now’s our chance!” she hissed to Sugar. “Let’s see if we can find where King Rat is keeping the elves while everyone is busy!”

Quickly, they hurried around the room on tiptoe, listening at each of the doors. When they got to a staircase leading downwards, Sugar grabbed Delphie’s arm. “Listen! I can hear voices!”

Delphie could too. A faint sound was coming up the stairs. She could hear what sounded like hammering on a door. “I bet that’s them!”

She and Sugar ran lightly down the spiral staircase. At the bottom was a wooden door. Now she could hear the voices more clearly.

“Let us out!”

“It’s Christmas. We have to get out and wrap presents!”

“Stop keeping us prisoner like this!”

Delphie swung round to Sugar. “It is them!”

“And look!” Sugar pointed. “The guards ran off to get to the mince pies so quickly that the key is still in the lock!”

She turned the key and threw the door open.

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