Frognapped (10 page)
Authors: Angie Sage
Later that night, when we had used up all of Wanda's bike oil on Sir Horace getting him moving again, put his arms on properly, and cleaned off all the leaves and mud from the ditch, we were talking in bed in our Tuesday bedroom.
We were deciding what would be the next job for the Spookie-Wizzard Detective Agency, although now that I am going to run fish shows I must admit I was not quite so interested in the agency as I might have been. I was feeling tired and I leaned back on my pillow. There was something hard underneath it. I put my hand under the pillow to see what it was and pulled out a small leather pouch. It smelled of Brenda's pumpkin soup and the cat's litter box.
“Look what I've found!” I showed it to Wanda.
Wanda lifted up her pillow too. I really hoped there was something there for her as well. And there wasâanother little leather pouch that looked just the same. “What do you think it is?” she whispered.
“I don't knowâopen it and see,” I said.
“No, you open yours and see.”
“We'll both open them together, okay? Oneâ¦twoâ¦three!” We tipped the pouches on top of our pillows.
“Wow,” breathed Wanda.
“Look.”
She held up a thick gold disc threaded onto a leather cord. It was just like mine.
“There's writing on it,” I said.
“Oh yes.” Wanda screwed her eyes up and squinted at the words.
“It's Sir Horace's funny spelling again,” I told her. “
He
must have climbed all the way up the attic stairs and given us these. You did a good job with your bike oil, Wanda.”
“For aâ¦True andâ¦Faithefullâ¦Frende,” said Wanda very slowly. “That's what it says.”
And it did. It said that on mine, too. Which is not such a bad description of Wanda Wizzard, when you come to think of it. Or Sir Horace. Or me, I think.
ANGIE SAGE
, the celebrated author of the Septimus Heap series, shares her house with three ghosts who are quite shy. Two of the ghosts walk up and down the hall every now and then, while the other one sits and looks at the view out of the window. All three are just about the nicest ghosts you would ever wish to meet. She lives in England. You can visit her online at www.septimusheap.com.
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JIMMY PICKERING
studied animation and has worked for Hallmark, Disney, and Universal Studios. He is the illustrator of several picture books. You can visit him online at www.jimmypickering.com.
ANGIE SAGE
SEPTIMUS HEAP, BOOK ONE:
Magyk
SEPTIMUS HEAP, BOOK TWO:
Flyte
SEPTIMUS HEAP, BOOK THREE:
Physik
ARAMINTA SPOOKIE
1:
My Haunted House
ARAMINTA SPOOKIE
2:
The Sword in the Grotto
ARAMINTA SPOOKIE
3:
FROGNAPPED
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EPub © Edition JULY 2008 ISBN: 9780061975516
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