Magic Bunny: Classroom Capers Read Free Page B

softened.
    ‘Well, I must say, the Wolverines have done very well,’ he said. ‘Top points for initiative. Come along now, Julia. You don’t want to miss breakfast.’
    He strode back towards the farm. Julia quickly tucked Arrow beneath one arm, before hurrying after him. She bit back a grin as she looked down at her magic bunny.
    ‘I’d better explain about the airer to the team, before they speak to Mr Potter,’ she whispered. Somehow she didn’t think there would be any arguments from anyone, even Ellie and Lex, about them getting extra team points!
    Arrow’s big soft-brown eyes gleamed.
    ‘Mmm. Delicious!’ Julia finished eating the enormous breakfast of sausages, beans, eggs and toast. It had been cooked by the teachers and a couple of farm workers, but from now on all the teams were going to take it in turns to cook meals.
    Arrow was in her lap, munching a small piece of toast.
    ‘I thought you’d never been camping before,’ Lex said. ‘So how come you knew how to make that clothes dryer thing?’
    Julia grinned at him. ‘I’m just a natural genius!’ she joked. ‘So, who’s any good at washing dishes?’
    ‘Not me. I’m rubbish,’ Lex said, jumping to his feet. ‘Gotta go. I’ve … erm … forgotten something.’
    ‘No you don’t!’ Ellie grabbed his arm. ‘Wolverines have to do kitchen chores today. That means all of us!’
    ‘Haven’t they ever heard of dishwashers here?’ Lex grumbled.
    ‘If we all do it, it won’t take long,’ Julia said, agreeing with Ellie for once. Maybe there was hope that they might all work together as team. Ellie seemed a lot less sulky and spoiled today.
    Lex seemed about to answer back when Mr Potter gave him a stern look and he slunk towards the washing-up area instead.

    Julia felt Arrow jump down on to the floor. He sat under the table as she stood up and began collecting plates and cutlery. She was drying cups on a tea towel when he whooshed over in a rainbow of sparkling dust and landed on a nearby window sill.
    ‘The whole camp’s going on a hike down to the beach when we’ve finished,’ she whispered to him. ‘I’ll have to collect my backpack first. You’ll be safer inside it.’
    After Julia had finished drying up, she went back to the tent and found her bag. With Arrow tucked safely inside it, Julia and the Wolverines joined the other teams and trooped across the fields of grazing sheep. Mr Potter strode ahead, swinging a large black umbrella that he used like a walking stick.
    The sun broke through the clouds as they emerged on to the beach path. The ground sloped gently downwards and Julia had her first glimpse of the sea.
    Arrow was sitting up to look out of her bag. His nose twitched. ‘I smell something strange. It smells like salty water.’
    ‘That’s the sea,’ Julia whispered. ‘Look, you can see it over there.’ She pointed towards the huge expanse of blue that met the sky at the horizon.
    Arrow pricked his ears. ‘It looks very big,’ he said nervously.
    ‘The sea is big. But you won’t get wet if you stay on the beach. That’s what the wide strip of sand in front of the sea is called,’ she explained.

    Arrow stretched up even further out of the bag as Julia and the others walked on to the beach. The sea breeze stirred his fur and blew Julia’s blonde wavy hair into her eyes. She took a stretchy hairband out of her jeans pocket and gathered her hair into a ponytail.
    ‘Right, everyone,’ Mr Potter said. ‘Have a good time, and keep an eye out for shells. Lots of them get washed up on this coast. Your team task is to collect as many different kinds of shell as you can.’
    ‘Bor–ring,’ Lex murmured.
    ‘I love collecting shells. They’re so pretty,’ Ellie said.
    ‘You collect them then. I’m off to have a paddle!’ Lex plonked himself on the sand and started pulling off his shoes and socks.
    For the second time that day, Julia agreed with Ellie. She loved looking for shells too. She was just about to