Newt Nemesis by Ali Sparkes

Author:Ali Sparkes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

“What happened?” gasped Charlie. “We thought you were snake dinner!”

“No—it just had a munch of Petty instead,” said Josh, finally able to move again now that the terrifying predator had gone. At any other time, he would have been thrilled to see an adder—but as a tiny newt, it had been utterly horrendous.

“She’s been bitten?” gasped Danny. “That’s bad, isn’t it?”

A very loud “OW! OW! OW!” rang through the hot air above them. Petty was examining her calf. Two ruby-red beads of blood were standing out on it through her thick beige tights.

“It’s an adder,” said Josh. “They are Britain’s only venomous snake, but they can’t kill you.” Another stream of ows erupted from Petty, whose face had gone rather red.

“Well,” went on Josh, “not usually. I mean . . . death is very rare in humans.”

Petty suddenly rolled toward them, and her big, big, BIG face loomed up close. “Now listen!” she said, in a harsh whisper, the hairs in her foxhole-sized nostrils trembling. “I know you can’t talk back, but wave your right . . . er ... hands ... if you can understand me.”

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