A colourful family of farmyard animals stars in this charming series of adventures for younger readers, who live behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm… Six fantastic stories in one bumper volume! Mossop’s Last Chance: “There’s mice in my barley sacks, there’s rats in my roof and now there’s mice in the corn bin. This time I’ve had enough. If you aren’t up to the job, you will have to go.” Mossop the old farm cat likes to sleep – and not much else! So when Farmer Rafferty tells him to catch twenty-six mice by sunset, all the animals have to pull together to give Mossop one last chance… Albertine, Goose Queen: A fox is on the loose, and every animal except Albertine the goose has hidden indoors. Albertine feels safe on her island in the pond – at least, until the fox starts swimming towards her… Jigger’s Day Off: Sheepdog Jigger gets just one day off a year, and he intends to spend it chasing all the little animals hiding in the corn – but even the best-laid plans can go wrong… Pigs Might Fly!: On a long, hot summer’s day, Pintsize the piglet wonders if it might be cooler up in the sky, but his attempts to fly annoy just about everyone on the farm – it’s time he learned a lesson… Martians at Mudpuddle Farm: Have Martians really landed on Mudpuddle Farm? Farmer Rafferty seems convinced of it, and it’s down to Albertine, Goose Queen, to work out the truth – luckily, she’s the cleverest goose in the whole world, so if anyone can solve it, she can… Mum’s the Word: Something strange is happening at Mudpuddle Farm. Egbert the goat isn’t himself at all – instead of grumbling, he’s singing and dancing, and even greedier than usual!
ISBN 13: 9780007296668
Author: Michael Morpurgo
