‘Those are huge vegetables!’ said John glancing up at a giant parsnip. Josh stood beside a giant pumpkin which towered over him. ‘You could make a small den out of that,’ said Auntie Joanna imagining carving a small play house for him. … More Tingle Dingle and The Treasure Tree Chapter 3
‘Well that is a very good question Tingle. Obviously next to a giant you will be very small. So you have to make sure that they don’t step on you. The best way to get a giant’s attention is to giggle. For some reason they hear that better than anything else. Also if you say something funny and they laugh then they really like you. They also like anything that rhymes. I remember a time when your mum, when she was a little girl, said a special rhyme to the giant. That was how we were allowed to see the treasure tree.’ … More Tingle Dingle and The Treasure Tree Chapter 2
‘Oh Tingle, there are giants in most places. They just stopped being seen. Why would they let humans see them when humans want to hunt them down and capture them? They would end up like the dinosaurs Josh – all extinct.’ … More Tingle Dingle and The Treasure Tree
Sue glanced at the horizon, a band of thick cloud rolled over the mountains and descended into the valley. The speed at which it travelled meant trouble, there was going to be a storm. Sue turned the helicopter around and felt a deep pang in her heart. Her little boy was about to spend the night in a snow storm and he had nothing with him to keep him warm. … More WYLD – One Mammoth Adventure CHAPTER 10
It was close to winter which meant that Baby must have been in the in-between food phase. It was in transition between milk and vegetation. It still needed its mother’s milk otherwise there was a possibility it could die. A feeling of helplessness washed through Wyld. If the baby mammoth died then what? He would be just a kid lost in the wilderness with a dead baby mammoth. What kid wanted to deal with that? … More WYLD – One Mammoth Adventure CHAPTER 9
Sue glared at her daughter. There was an awkward silence amongst the group: Wyld may already be dead. Rick eyed Sylvia, she was certainly astute and whether the others had noticed or not she had already put the search party in order. … More WYLD – One Mammoth Adventure CHAPTER 8
With one eye firmly fixed on the tiger, Wyld crouched down and slashed the remaining bindings. Urgently he and pushed the baby mammoth away. It was rigid. He shoved the fluff-ball again and tried to make it walk. The fluffy creature was all wobbly and bewildered. … More WYLD – One Mammoth Adventure CHAPTER 7
Sylvia smirked smugly, ‘not such a golden boy is he now? I hope he gets eaten or trodden on. Then you’ll be sorry for bringing us to this stupid place… God there aren’t even any shops.’ … More WYLD – One Mammoth Adventure CHAPTER 6
There was a final quick motion, the predator was in close proximity. It bounded towards them and launched itself onto a large rock in front of them. The mammoth froze, Wyld froze, but the sabre-tooth tiger eyed his prey with delight. … More WYLD – One Mammoth Adventure CHAPTER 5
Quickly he ducked back behind the stump and gathered himself. A mammoth? He couldn’t believe it, the wild animal thing had seemed like a twisted joke. A hairy baby mammoth in the middle of a forest? Wyld peered over the stump and took another peek. The mammoth was struggling to move away. The little mammoth kept trying to pull his leg but Wyld noticed it was caught in twine. The more the baby struggled, the more the twine tightened. The ball of fluff needed his help but if he helped then it could attack him. … More WYLD – One Mammoth Adventure CHAPTER 4
