Emily Eyefinger and the Secret from the Sea Read Free Page B

to be me.’
    Melody thought about this for a minute. ‘I can see you’ve thought about this a lot,’ she said.
    â€˜Yes, I have,’ Emily said. ‘Now why don’t you come with me to my house? You can use the telephone and talk to the director. I’m sure everything will be okay.’
    â€˜That’s very kind of you, Emily. But can you do me one other gigantic favour? Please don’t tell anyone about this.’
    â€˜Of course.’
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    â€˜What a fantastic film!’ Janey said as they left the movie theatre. ‘It seems like ages since we made it. Didn’t you love it, Emily?’
    â€˜Yes, it was really good,’ Emily said, ‘and so exciting even though I knew what was going to happen in the end. And I thought you were wonderful!’
    â€˜Thanks, Em. I wasn’t bad, was I? And Melody was great too. She has all these allergies to everything and she’s still a big movie star. Did you know they had to redo that last scene using plastic flowers because of her allergies?’
    â€˜No, I didn’t know that.’
    â€˜In her next movie she wants to play a girl with an eye in the back of her head,’ Janey said. ‘I readabout it in Perfect Miss Magazine . Hey, why not on the end of her finger, Em? They could call it Perfect Miss Eyefinger . Hey, why are you smiling?’
    â€˜It’s funny,’ Emily said.
    And with this Emily smiled another big secret smile.

3.
Emily the Elephant Girl
    â€˜Hello, I’m Mr Macaw-ber . What’s your name?’
    â€˜My name is Emily.’
    â€˜Hello, I’m Mr Macaw-ber . What’s your name? Squawk .’
    â€˜I already told you. My name is Emily, Emily Eyefinger.’
    Emily and her parents were visiting the WildernessWildlife Park. Mrs Eyefinger’s sister, Della, was the new director of the park and the Eyefingers had come to see where she worked.
    The wildlife park wasn’t really a zoo. Here the animals lived in big enclosures. Some of the animals – like the elephants and giraffes and wild deer – were all in together, just as they would be in the wild.
    Emily and her parents had hired bicycles and were riding around the paths in the park.
    â€˜I love it here,’ Emily said to her parents. ‘It’s like being in the middle of Africa with wild animals all around us.’
    â€˜It’s a good thing there are fences or the lions might have us for breakfast,’ Mr Eyefinger said.
    Since their arrival at the park Mr Macawber, a big parrot, wanted to be Emily’s friend. Mr Macawber was free to fly around and he followed Emily everywhere and sometimes rode on the handlebars of her bicycle.
    â€˜I’m Mr Macaw-ber . What’s your name? Squawk .’
    â€˜Ouch! That noise hurt my ear!’ Emily said. ‘I know who you are. Now behave yourself.’
    â€˜They got away! They got away!’ the parrot screeched.
    â€˜Who got away?’ Emily asked.
    â€˜They got away! They got away!’ he screeched again. ‘I’m Mr Macaw-ber . What’s your name?’
    Emily watched the giraffes being fed. One of the keepers handed her an apple and a giraffe stretched its neck down and took it from her hand with its mouth. Later she saw the keepers throwing fish to the seals.
    Emily also went to a talk about snakes and lizards. When the keeper put some lizards on the ground Mr Macawber screeched, ‘They got away! They got away!’ and everyone laughed.
    Mrs Eyefinger’s sister had promised to give Emily her own private tour of the zoo. She was waiting for Emily beside a sign that said:
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    â€˜There’s a lot to see,’ her aunt said, taking the parrot off Emily’s shoulder. ‘Now, Mr Macawber, this tour isn’t for you. You stay here and bother someone else for a change. I think Emily needs a break from you.’
    â€˜I do like him though,’ Emily said.
    â€˜Everyone likes