The Country Pancake: Part 1

By ANNE FINE

Lance sat on the wooden fence that ran round the meadow, watching the cows and worrying as usual about his teacher, Miss Mirabelle.

Two feet away, Flossie his favourite burped gently, flicked her long raggedy tail, and watched him anxiously.

'It's not good, Flossie,' said Lance. 'Things aren't getting better. They are getting worse.'

Flossie shook her big heavy head and looked, if possible, even more anxious than before.

'If she's not careful,' Lance warned, 'she's going to lose her job. She'll get the sack. Why, she spent almost half an hour this morning just staring out of the window sucking her pencil. There was practically a riot at the back of the classroom.'

Publisher: Egmont

Price: $12.95

Age group: 8-10 yrs


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