Five Have a Wonderful Time by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: Famous Five (Fictitious Characters), Juvenile Fiction, Friendship, Social Issues
ISBN: 9780340796252
Publisher: Hodder Childrens
Published: 1968-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

"Chicken, duck, beef, bacon, rabbit, hare, hedgehog, onions, turnips…" began Alfredo's wife. "I put there everything that comes. It cooks and I stir, it cooks and I stir. Perhaps a partridge goes in one day, and a pheasant the next, and…"

"Hold your tongue, wife," growled Alfredo, who knew quite well that the farmers round about might well ask questions about some of the things in that stew.

"You tell me to hold my tongue!" cried little Mrs. Alfredo angrily, flourishing a spoon. "You tell me that!"

"Woof," said Timmy, receiving some nice tasty drops on his nose, and licking them off. "Woof!" He got up and went towards the spoon, hoping for a few more.

"Oh, Aunt Nita, do give Timmy a spoonful out of the stew," begged Jo, and to Timmy's great joy he got a big plateful all to himself. He could hardly believe it!

"Thank you very much for a very nice supper," said Julian, feeling that it really was time to go. He got up and the others followed his example.

"And thank you for fire-eating for us, Alfredo," said George. "It doesn't seem to have spoilt your appetite!"

"Poof!" said Alfredo, as if such a thing would never enter his head. "Jo — are you going to stay with us again tonight? You are welcome."

"I'd just like an old rug, that's all, Aunt Nita," said Jo. "I'm going to sleep under George's caravan."

"You can sleep on the floor inside, if you like," said George. But Jo shook her head.

"No. I've had enough of sleeping indoors for a bit. I want to sleep out. Under the caravan will be a fine place for me. Gypsies often sleep there when the weather is warm."

They went back over the dark hillside. A few stars were out, but the moon was not yet up, "That was a jolly interesting evening," said Dick. "I enjoyed it. I like your aunt and uncle, Jo."

Jo was delighted. She always loved praise from Dick. She went under the girls' caravan, and rolled herself up in the rug. She had been taught to clean her teeth and wash and do her hair, by the foster-mother she had lived with for some months — but all that was forgotten now that she was leading a gypsy life again!

"In a day or two she'll be the filthy, dirty, tangly-haired, rude girl she was when we first knew her," said George, combing out her own hair extra well. "I'm glad we're going to stay here after all, aren't you, Anne? I really do think the fair people are friendly towards us now."

"Thanks to Jo," said Anne. George said nothing. She didn't like being under obligation to Jo! She finished preparing herself for bed and got into her bunk.

"I wish we'd seen that face at the window, don't you, Anne?" she said. "I do wonder whose it was — and why it was there, looking out."

"I don't think I want to talk about faces at windows just now," said Anne, getting into her bunk. "Let's change the subject.

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