Angie Sage - Araminta Spookie 3 by Frognapped

Author:Frognapped [Frognapped]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Humorous Stories, Chapter Books, Horror & Ghost Stories, Readers
ISBN: 9780606122047
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Before long before we were all at the ticket office in the old gatehouse to Water Wonderland with Aunt Tabby saying in a loud voice, “How much?”

The man selling the tickets was none other than Old Morris. His little beady eyes stared at Aunt Tabby and he growled, “You heard, lady. Take it or leave it.”

“Leave it,” snapped Aunt Tabby. “Rude man.”

Wanda gave a mournful wail and Brenda—who was also being a bit peculiar since the shark incident—quickly opened the new bat purse that Uncle Drac had knitted for her. “Two adults and two children please,” she said.

“All tickets cost the same,” growled Old Morris. I looked at Old Morris carefully. He was soaking wet and was dripping water all over the tickets. I thought it was very suspicious. He saw me staring at him and stared back. Then he said, “Although I am considering charging more for kids since they are nothing but trouble.”

I am sure I heard Aunt Tabby mutter “How true” under her breath.

Water Wonderland was packed. All the people from the beach were there, which was strange as earlier the place had been totally empty. But I suppose the shark had scared them all so much that they only wanted to see safe fish.

Aunt Tabby looked around in disgust. “This is a ghastly place,” she said. “I can’t think why you want to come here, Wanda.”

“Neither can I,” I told Wanda. “It’s horrible.”

“Don’t be silly, Araminta,” hissed Wanda. “You know why we want to come here.”

“I am laying a false trail,” I hissed back. “I don’t want Aunt Tabby getting suspicious.” A good detective has to think ahead, but I do not know of any detectives who first have to get rid of their aunt and their sidekick’s mother before they can go detecting. But I had to.

“Why don’t you and Brenda go and have a cup of coffee?” I asked Aunt Tabby.

Aunt Tabby looked at me suspiciously. “Why?” she asked.

See what I mean?

The nearest mushroom shed had been turned into something called Squid Café. It was painted with a picture of a giant squid with its tentacles wrapped around a massive doughnut and a picture of an octopus drinking eight cups of coffee. Brenda was already on her way. Brenda’s homing instinct for doughnuts runs a close second to the Wanda homing instinct.

Soon Brenda and Pusskins had sat down with three doughnuts and a milk shake; Aunt Tabby was reluctantly sipping a cup of black coffee.

“Can Araminta and I go and see the fish, Mom?” Wanda asked.

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