Hypsi and Robin in Blicklinghall E-Book

Brigitte Klotzsch

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 36

Beschreibung

This is the second episode of the friendship between the dinosaur Hypsi and the little boy Robin.The director of Blickling Hall is absolutely desperate. He has not got enough money to have the hedge trimmed and the restoration of the main building costs a lot of money, too. Are Hypsi and Robin able to help him? And who is Ellie?

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Problems in Blickling Hall

Hypsi and Robin land in Blicklinghall

Hypsi loves yew trees

The big dinosaur event in Blickling Hall

Ellie

Hypsi belongs to Robin

Where on earth is Hypsi?

Hypsi is in danger

Ellie also wants to ride on Hypsi

Trimming the hedge with two children

1. Problems in Blickling Hall

Hypsi had already been on his reservation for a couple of weeks and thoroughly enjoyed eating and thus trimming the hawthorn hedges in the Hypsi way. And there were really many, many of these on the island. That was a possibility for him to escape from the boring life on the reservation and to stroll all over the island. Sometimes even the roads were closed off so that Hypsi could eat without being disturbed. Life was indeed very pleasant for the two friends, Robin and Hypsi.

On the British mainland though – in the north east of Norfolk – the ladies and gentlemen of the National Trust had to deal with some major problems. A destructive mould had got into the bricks of the building. Its removal and the restoration of the very old building would cost enormous sums of money. Additionally they very much lagged behind with the trimming of the very old yew hedges. And what made everything worse was the expected visit of the Earl of Cantersall in a fortnight who really loved the old yew hedges. He was an important donator for the National Trust. And this year of all years only half of the yew hedges had been trimmed because one of the two gardeners had fallen ill. Unfortunately, they did no longer have the money as in previous times to hire 30 gardeners who could work on the hedges with long ladders and hedge clippers. The Head of the Administration of the estate was very worried and nervous.

Each night he had the nightmare that the manor house had collapsed and that he would have to show the unfinished hedges to the Earl. One evening when he came home after work he told his wife about all the trouble – money, hedges, building. She answered: “Peter, I have got some very good news for you! You know my friend Betty, who lives on the Isle of Wight. Well, she told me that they never ever have to trim their hedges again because a Hypsilophodon loves eating the leaves and thus trims the hedges”. Lost in thoughts Peter looked at his wife and said: “Hm.” Kathleen asked: “Peter, have you listened to me at all?” “Yes, a dinosaur….” Then he leapt up from his chair and shouted: “He could trim our hedges as well! Is that what you think?” She answered: “Slowly, Peter, slowly. Yes, but that’s exactly what I thought. You can ask your colleagues on the Isle of Wight whether we could borrow Hypsi together with the little boy whose name I have forgotten.” Peter shouted: “And we’ll organize the trimming of the hedges as a family day. We’ll charge an entrance fee when Hypsi trims the hedges. And from the money we’ll pay the restoration of the building!”Peter rushed to his wardrobe to put on his best suit. Kathleen, his wife, shouted: “Peter, take it easy! You’ve got to eat first.” Peter put on his jacket and said: “I’m not hungry at all. Let’s go. That’s the best idea you’ve ever had.” He took his wife by the hand and rushed to the car with her.

On their way – his wife was driving their dark green Jaguar Mark 2, which he had inherited from his father – he took out his mobile and called his colleague,