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- Herausgeber: Little Tiger Press
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Sprache: Englisch
Every morning on her way to school, Scarlett sees Whiskers the kitten at the station. Whiskers is so sweet and always makes Scarlett smile! Then one day, the cat disappears.Scarlett is upset to discover that Whiskers has been run over. She needs a very expensive operation to fix her leg and her owner can't afford the fees. Can Scarlett and her friends raise enough money to help?A new story from best-selling author Holly Webb, perfect for animal-loving children, and fans of ZOE'S RESCUE ZOO and MAGIC ANIMAL FRIENDS.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023
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This book was inspired by Fanny, the Gipsy Hill Station Cat
Chapter One
“Don’t forget your lunch!” Mum called out and Scarlett darted back into the kitchen with a squeak – she nearly had.
Mum was doing up the straps of Poppy’s pushchair, ready for the dash down the road to the station. They were lucky that it was nearby – close enough for the sound of trains to help Scarlett drift off to sleep at night and wake her 6up every morning. Still, they always seemed to be in a rush to make it in time for the train to school.
Scarlett dragged her coat on and they hurried along the road – with Poppy still eating her banana from breakfast.
“That was close – oh, the train’s late,” Mum said, looking up at the screen as they passed the ticket office. “Poor Poppy, I could have let you finish that banana at home. Oh, sweetheart, you’ve got it all down your front.” She pulled out some wipes from her bag and started trying to clean Poppy up while Scarlett slumped sleepily on to one of the benches on the platform.
She was peering down the railway tracks, looking for the train, when something soft nudged her leg, just 7above her sock. Scarlett jumped, for a horrible moment thinking it was a spider – she really didn’t like spiders. But when she looked down, there was a small, dark, furry face staring back at her. A kitten! A tiny black-and-orange kitten.
8“Hey…” Scarlett whispered. “What are you doing under there?”
The kitten mewed – a squeaky, demanding noise as if it wanted something. Then it ducked back further underneath the bench, looking startled, and Scarlett realized the train was coming.
“Oh, I wish we didn’t have to go,” Scarlett whispered as she scrambled up from the bench and headed after Mum and Poppy. “Bye, kitten. I really hope I see you again…”
Scarlett kept remembering the kitten all day at school. She’d only had a very quick glimpse of it before the train 9scared it back into the shadows but she was sure she’d never seen a cat with markings like that before. Its face had been half gingery and half black, a bit like a mask.
When they got back to the station that afternoon, Scarlett looked eagerly across the tracks to the other platform, hoping to see the kitten peeping out from under the bench again. But all she could see were pigeons.
“Are you OK, Scarlett?” Mum called to her. “Did you see someone from school?”
“No, I was looking for the kitten,” Scarlett explained. “The one I saw this morning. With the orange-and-black fur.”10
“Oh, yes. Tortoiseshell, that’s what they’re called. I wonder where she’s come from – she can’t live at the station. Let’s try and be early tomorrow in case she’s around.”
Scarlett nodded eagerly. “Please! She’s so pretty, Mum. I want you to see her.”
