Piper Green and the Fairy Tree by Ellen Potter

Author:Ellen Potter
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2015-08-04T04:00:00+00:00

GOOD RIDDANCE TO SECOND GRADE

Luckily, I found a good hiding spot right away. It was a tree. Another lucky thing is that I am not afraid of heights. I climbed up that tree, no problem.

It wasn’t too foggy, so I had a good view from up there. Our island is called Peek-a-Boo because the fog likes to sit smack-plop on top of us. If you look at us from the mainland, it seems as if our island is playing peek-a-boo, peeping out from behind the fog, then hiding behind it again.

Today, though, I could see all the way to the harbor. I could see the Maddie Rose. I could see Mr. Grindle standing on the wharf, waiting for all the kids.

I wondered what was in Mrs. Grindle’s basket. I hoped it wasn’t cinnamon buns because those are my favorite.

I watched all the kids board the Maddie Rose. I watched until the boat motored out of the harbor.

Then I blew a big, spitty raspberry.

“Good riddance to second grade,” I said out loud.

Suddenly the door to our house opened. Mom came out. She looked all around. Then she started walking toward the road, very quickly. She was going to pass right by the tree! I sat as still as I could and closed my eyes. I stayed like that for a long time. When I opened my eyes again, Mom was gone.

Phew! Close call.

Then, out of the corner of my ear, I thought I heard something. It wasn’t that little voice, though. It was a high, squeaky sound.

I frowned and listened more closely. It was such a tiny sound that it was hard to hear with the earmuffs on my ears. I lifted Jibs up, just a little bit.

I could hear the sound better. It went whee-whee-whee-whee. It almost sounded as if the tree was crying.

I lifted Jibs up some more and I put my ear to the tree trunk.

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