Lulu Bell and the Pyjama Party (5 page)

Maisie was still in a deep sleep.

‘Poor Maisie,' said Lauren, her forehead crinkled. ‘Will she be all right?'

Dad pulled off his surgical gloves, cap and mask. He beamed at the girls.

‘She'll be fine, I promise you,' said Dad. ‘It will just take a little while for her to wake up.'

Dad carefully lifted Maisie off the operating table. He gently put her in
a large wooden box. It was lined with towels and newspaper. Maisie whimpered in her sleep.

One by one, the girls lifted the puppies and carefully placed them in the box beside Maisie. The pups snuggled up beside their mother. Some of them began to suckle. Dad turned on a heat lamp to keep Maisie and the puppies warm.

At that moment, Mum came in to check how things were going. She leaned over the puppy box and admired the babies.

‘Puppies all delivered safe and well,' said Dad. ‘But we need to stay here for a while and keep a close watch on Maisie. It will take an hour or so before she really wakes up.'

Mum looked at the girls in their pyjamas. She checked her watch.

‘I think you and Molly had better go to bed, Lulu,' said Mum. ‘It's the middle of the night.'

‘Aw, Mum, no,' complained Lulu. ‘Just a little bit longer. We want to help watch over the puppies.'

Molly and Lulu looked at Mum pleadingly. Lauren looked from Lulu's mum to her own mother.

‘I suppose it wouldn't be a pyjama party without a midnight feast,' said Mum. Her eyes twinkled. ‘I'll make some snacks to keep everyone going. How's that for an idea?'

‘Great plan,' said Dad. ‘I'm starving.'

‘Yes,
please
,' said Lulu and Molly. Kyra laughed.

‘Midnight feast,
then
bed – okay? Kyra and Lauren,
would you like to join us?' Mum asked. They both nodded.

Mum came back a few minutes later, carrying a heavy tray. She was accompanied by a sleepy-looking Sam.

‘Look who woke up,' said Mum. ‘Sam didn't want to miss out on the puppies.'

Sam smiled at Lulu and Molly, then at the puppies.

Mum had made mugs of foaming hot chocolate with a sprinkle of shaved chocolate on top. She had also brought a plate of home-made lemon cupcakes.

Everyone sat on chairs in the operating theatre. They sipped hot chocolate and nibbled on crumbly cupcakes.

Maisie started to stir slowly. The eleven puppies were happily suckling, their eyes closed.

‘What a wonderful weekend,' said Lulu. ‘The pyjama party, looking after Mika and eleven new puppies. What do you think, Sam? Didn't I tell you we'd have fun?'

Sam gave a super-big grin. He had a chocolate foam moustache on his top lip.

‘I had the best weekend ever,' said Sam. ‘Maybe Molly, Ebony and I can come for a pyjama party again soon?'

‘Absolutely, Sam,' said Lulu. ‘Pyjama parties are the best!'

Year Three are going on an excursion to the zoo. Luckily the zoo vet is one of Dad's best friends, so Lulu and Molly and their friends get special treatment!

When a tiger cub gets into trouble and hurts its leg, the zookeepers have to take it to the hospital. The zoo vet sets to work with Lulu and Molly looking on. Will the tiger cub be okay?

Out now

Lulu Bell and the Birthday Unicorn

Lulu Bell and the Fairy Penguin

Lulu Bell and the Cubby Fort

Lulu Bell and the Moon Dragon

Lulu Bell and the Circus Pup

Lulu Bell and the Sea Turtle

Lulu Bell and the Tiger Cub

Lulu Bell and the Pyjama Party

Lulu Bell and the Christmas Elf

November 2014