Magic Bunny: Classroom Capers Read Free

until the rest of my team see you!’
    ‘No, Julia. I am sorry, but my mission is secret. You can tell no one about me. Promise me?’ the magic bunny asked anxiously.
    Julia felt disappointed. She’d been hoping that having a magic bunny around would make Lex and Ellie forget about their differences and get along with each other. But she wanted to do everything she could to keep Arrow safe.
    ‘OK then. Your secret’s safe with me,’ she said. ‘But it’s going to be really difficult to keep you hidden in a small tent with six kids inside.’
    Arrow pricked up his ears. ‘I will use my magic, so that only you will be able to see or hear me.’
    ‘You can make yourself invisible? Cool! That makes things much easier,’ Julia said with delight.
    The magic bunny’s key flashed. ‘It is done.’
    Julia scooped him up again, cuddled him against her chest and then drew her waterproof jacket closed around him. ‘There! Nice and cosy,’ she announced.
    She pulled up her hood and stepped out into the rain, which was starting to ease off. Arrow’s fluffy little body was warm as he snuggled up to her. She felt her spirits lifting as she tramped down the wet field towards the tent.

    Although she still wished Lucy were here, it would be a lot easier to cope with Lex and Ellie squabbling now that she had her own secret magic bunny friend for company!

Chapter
THREE
    ‘Rise and shine, teams!’ Miss Granger’s cheery voice came from just outside the tent. ‘Meeting in the farmhouse common room to sort out chores and activities before breakfast. See you all in fifteen minutes sharp!’
    There were a few grunts and yawns inside the Wolverines’ tent as everyone poked their heads out of sleeping bags.
    ‘OK, miss!’ Julia called sleepily.
    There was something soft and fluffy curled up near her left shoulder. She put her hand up to feel it and it moved.
    ‘Arrow!’ she burst out delightedly. The girl sleeping opposite gave her an odd look, and Julia quickly pretended to have a sneezing fit. ‘Atchoo!’
    She must be more careful about keeping her magic bunny a secret.
    ‘Did you sleep well?’ Julia whispered to Arrow when the girl looked away and she’d made sure that no one else was looking.
    Arrow touched her chin with the tip of his little damp nose. ‘Very well, thank you. This is a safe place. I like sleeping in a tent with you, Julia.’
    ‘Good! Because I love having you for my friend!’ She kissed the top of his warm little head. ‘I s’pose we’d better get up.’

    Julia had been lying on her side with her knees bent. As she stretched, she thrust her legs down into the sleeping bag and gasped as her bare feet met cold, soggy material. The bottom of her sleeping bag was soaking wet.
    Gently moving Arrow aside, she got out, crawled forward and unzipped the curved opening into the porch. A big puddle covered one side of it. It must have gathered there overnight, after all the heavy rain. Julia was nearest the tent’s entrance, so it had seeped towards her sleeping space.
    ‘Look at this. I said the tent was wonky!’ she said crossly. ‘We should have moved it.’
    ‘You never said anything about it being wonky,’ Lex said.
    ‘Yes, I did!’ Julia retorted. ‘But you and Ellie were arguing and no one was listening to me. And then it started raining –’
    ‘So the rain is my fault, is it?’ Lex butted in huffily.
    ‘No, but –’
    ‘Don’t blame me either,’ Ellie said, twisting a strand of her blonde hair between her fingers. ‘Everyone seems to be picking on me at the moment.’
    ‘I’m not! I didn’t mean … Oh, just forget it, OK!’ Julia said, exasperated. Turning away, she struggled into the dry clothes that she had folded beneath her pillow last night. ‘Those two want to turn everything into an argument,’ she whispered to Arrow.
    Arrow nodded. He jumped up on to a rolled up sleeping bag at the back of the tent, out of harm’s way while everyone was moving about inside the