The G

randad 's Garden

Collection

About This Author

Grace was born in Nottingham in 2003.

She registered in the nursery at

Chaucer Junior School in Ilkeston

when she was 3 years old.

Grace started school full time in

September 2007 and is due

to leave in Summer 2014.

This book is a parting gift to Chaucer

Juniour School, to the headmistress and

to the teachers that have taught her

along the way!

A big thank you to you all.

Published by Lance Publishing Ltd, 1st Floor, Tailby House, Bath Road, Kettering, NN16 8NLwww.lancepublishing.co.uk

First published in the UK by Grace Freeman 2014The moral right of the authors, editor and illustrator has been asserted.

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The G

randad's Garden

Collection

here was this garden. Grandad's

garden. It was quite big. Mainly

grass. Halfway down on the left

was grandad's greenhouse. At the

bottom on the right was grandad's

shed. Running along one side there was a

public footpath and on the other side of the

footpath was a spinney.

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In the spinney there lived lots of different

animals. Most of the time they come in to

grandad's garden and play lots of games on

the fresh, plush, green grass.

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The bottom of the garden was fenced off by

a six-foot high wire fence and on the other

side of the fence was a large field with lots

of broken trees, wild flowers and weeds.

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The sun always shone in grandad's garden

and the sun dial, which was grandad's pride

and joy, always told the correct time.

Even in the winter it was always sunny in

grandad's garden.

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Grandad knew that there were lots of

different animals around and always

put out food for them.

There were peanuts and suet balls for the

birds; seeds for the mice and squirrels; lettuce

leaves and carrots for the rabbits and even

raw meat for the red kites. All the animals

lived in peace and side by side.

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Everything was wonderful in grandad's garden

and everyone enjoyed having fun. But all that

was going to change this Friday afternoon.

Freddie the fox was on the prowl this

particular day.

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He had heard of this wonderful place from a

silly little squirrel that he had eaten who had

strayed from grandad's garden.

Freddie had risked crossing the busy motorway

to find another meal of squirrel or even

rabbit. He was going to make sure this trip

would be worthwhile.

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Freddie approached the six-foot wire fence

as silently as he could and kept low so that

he was out of sight. He was in luck. He

could see three little rabbits playing just on

the other side of the fence on the grass in

grandad's garden.

All the birds were eating and none of them

saw Freddie in the field behind

grandad's garden. Freddie was cleverly

hidden in the broken trees and the rabbits

were unaware of the fox.

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Two large red kites were circling above and

Freddie was unaware of them.

The three little rabbits were playing hide

and seek and not really taking any notice

of anything else around them.

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The smallest of the rabbits was looking for

a place to hide and slipped under the wire

fence and hid in amongst some nettles.

Freddie the Fox was only a few feet from

the rabbit and silently licked his lips.

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''Hey'', Freddie called and the little rabbit jumped

in fright. ''Are you playing hide and seek?'' he asked.

The rabbit nodded. ''Come and hide over here. They

will never find you.''

Not sure what to do the rabbit froze and quick

as a flash Freddie pounced and had the little

rabbit in his jaws.

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Luckily up above the red kites,

Victoria and Albert, saw the rabbit

go out of grandad's garden.

They saw what happened and swooped

gracefully down startling Freddie.

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Frightened, Freddie dropped the rabbit and tried

to run away but tripped over a branch.

Freddie was no match for the two large birds.

Victoria and Albert warned Freddie not to

come round grandad's garden again.

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Once Freddie was sent away, Victoria and

Albert turned to the lucky rabbit.

“You have been very fortunate today. Be

aware at all times and never, NEVER talk or

go off with strangers.''

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