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When things go baaaa

in the night, who are you

going to call? Why, the three

little pigs, of course. But what

is going on down at the farm?

Where is Farmer Greg?

And what exactly happens

when the full moon

comes out . . . ?

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First published 2015

by Nosy Crow Ltd

The Crow’s Nest, 10a Lant Street, London SE1 1QR

www.nosycrow.com

ISBN 978 0 85763 405 4

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Text and illustration © Elys Dolan 2015

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For all long-suffering illu

strators,

including but not limited to:

• Matt for the bacon puns

• Brown for putting up with me

• Nicky for the mutual cake

dependency

E.D.

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Down on the farm, something

wasn’t quite right . . .

A A A A A A A H !

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A A A A A A A H !Oooo ,

creepy.

oooo

oooo Mooo!

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A A A A A A A A A H H H H H !

Aha!

He lp ! He lp ! I need he lp !

. . . and Farmer Greg had had enough.

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He l lo? It ’s Farmer Greg here . I ’ve just moved into the farm on the other s ide of town and things aren ’t going wel l . I ’ve got a prob lem with s leepwalking . Last night , I wandered away from the farm and when I got back , a who le load of monsters , ghosts and weird s l imy things had moved in . I ’m terrif ied ! Can you come immediately?

I hope they come quickly.

. . . and Farmer Greg had had enough.

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We’ l l be at

the farm any

minute now.

Luckily, Farmer Greg

had hired the best

guys for the job.

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These Ghost-Hunters were even equipped

with the latest Scare-o-Meter, the

Phantom Finder 5000. In no time

at all, they were on their way.