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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