Rescue Princesses #5: The Snow Jewel by Paula Harrison

Author:Paula Harrison [Harrison, Paula]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2013-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

“There’s a kitten cavorting around this castle!” said the king sternly. “Did you move the animals from the shed? Tell me the truth, Freya!”

But before Freya could answer, Greta hurried along the passageway. She was wearing a white apron and carrying a laundry basket. “It’s all my fault, Your Majesty,” she said breathlessly. “I tried to keep the laundry-room door shut so they couldn’t escape, but one spirited little thing sneaked past me when I came in with some washing.”

“It is not your fault, Greta,” said King Eric. “The kittens should not have been inside the castle at all. I had forbidden it! Freya, it must have been you who moved them!”

“Yes, I did move them,” said Freya. “But only because they were so cold in the shed last night. There was a hole in the roof and —”

“Last night!” barked the king. “You went wandering outside in the middle of the night! You are NOT allowed to do that, Freya!”

“We only went out into the garden,” said Lulu. “And we took a snow shovel with us.”

The hallway fell silent. King Eric’s face turned deep red.

Freya was desperately wondering how to explain the whole thing and make her dad understand why she’d moved the kittens. If only he would listen! Then she heard little paws scampering along the wooden floor of the Great Hall.

“That’s the kitten!” exclaimed the king. “Now I’ll catch the silly creature! Then they’ll all go back in the shed where they belong!” He darted through the doorway.

By now, many of the kings, queens, and younger princes and princesses had reached the castle. They poured into the hallway behind Freya. A murmur of astonishment rose from the crowd as they looked at King Eric.

The king was running up and down the Great Hall, his arms outstretched. Ahead of him skipped a tiny black-and-white kitten.

Minky paused now and then to meow at the king as if urging him to run faster. Then she scrambled under the chairs and appeared on the other side of the long table. Her tail was pointed into the air and her ears were pricked up. She looked as if she was enjoying the chasing game enormously.

The crowd of kings and queens smiled in amusement at the little kitten.

“Minky! Come here!” called Freya. If she got to Minky first, then maybe she could talk to her dad and explain everything.

But Minky swished her tail and scampered away.

Just then, King Eric sneaked around the table and made a grab for the kitten.

Frightened, Minky jumped onto the table and dashed along it, sending plates and napkins flying. Then she leapt off the end and ran straight between the king’s legs and across the hallway.

“No!” yelled the king.

Freya ran through the crowd and stopped at the open door. Where was Minky?

Now that the show was over, the crowd of kings and queens began to move into the Great Hall, talking about coffee and lunch.

A gray-haired queen tapped Freya on the elbow. “The little animal escaped, my dear. Out there.

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