room playing Super Mario.
“Your plan was stupid,” Anthony grumbled.
“Yeah! Silly-stupid,” said Edward.
“But it worked, didn’t it?” I said. “We
did
get our ball back!”
Staying Cool at the Swimming Pool
It was bright, burning hot.
So hot the branches on our apple tree drooped.
So hot Miss Ree’s flowers hung their heads.
So hot I was sure I was going to melt at any second.
“What shall we do today?” I muttered.
“It’s too hot to do anything,” Anthony murmured.
“Yeah! Too hot!” Edward mumbled.
Mum fanned herself with the newspaper. “We all need to do something tocool down. I know! Let’s go swimming at the open air pool.”
“Swimming! Yeah!” I said.
“Swimming! Hooray!” Anthony shouted.
“Swimming! Yippee!” Edward clapped his hands.
So we got our swimming costumes and some towels and Mum drove us to the swimming pool. When we’d all changed into our swimming costumes, Mum led us down to the pool.
“I want all three of you to stay near me,” Mum said. “And you’re not to go anywhere near the deep end.”
We reached the pool. It was jam-packed solid full of people. And all around the edge of the pool were mums and dads.
“Oh dear! I should have realized it would be this crowded. Everyone’s had the same idea as us,” Mum sighed.
We got into the pool at the shallow end. We couldn’t even walk from one side of the pool to the other without bumping into someone, let alone swim. But at least we were wet and cool.
“It’s so hot . . .”
“I wish I was in there. I’m so uncomfortable . . .”
I looked up at the man and woman who had just spoken. The woman wiped the perspiration off her forehead whilst the man used his hand to fan himself. Everyone around the pool seemed really uncomfortable. They were all looking longingly at the water.
“Look at those people,” I whispered to Anthony and Edward. “We should do something to cool them down.”
“What?” Anthony asked.
“Yeah! What?” Edward repeated.
So I said, “I think this is a job forGirl Wonder and . . .”
“The Terrific Twins!” Anthony and Edward splashed up and down in the water. Then we spun around as fast as we could in the water – which wasn’t fast at all so we soon gave up on that.
“OK, Terrific Twins, I have a plan,” I said. “We’re going to help cool down all those people around the pool who are watching.”
“Why?” Anthony asked.
“Yeah! Why?” Edward repeated.
“Because we’re superheroes. We must help people,” I said.
“How?” Anthony asked.
“Yeah! How?” said Edward.
“How about if we jog past all those hot, sticky, sweaty people, splattering them with drops of cold water? That would cool them down,” I suggested.
“Good idea,” said Anthony.
“Yeah! Good idea!” said Edward.
“Where are you lot going?” Mum asked us as we got out of the pool.
“Just for a walk, Mum,” I said.
“Well, be careful and stay away from the deep end,” Mum replied.
We walked to the opposite corner of the pool.
“Ready, Terrific Twins?” I asked.
“Ready!”
The three of us formed a line and jogged along, shaking our hands and heads as we went and splattering the grown-ups with water. I must admit, they didn’t look too pleased.
Then Anthony bumped into a woman who was noodle thin. Her arms spun around as she tried to keep her balance. She grabbed the man wearing glasses next to her who grabbed the bald man next to him. The thin woman yelledas she plunged into the pool followed by the man with glasses, then the bald man. As the bald man was falling he grabbed the arm of the woman next to him. Everyone was grabbing everyone else to stop themselves from falling into the pool – but it didn’t help. The whole line of men and women tumbled into the water.
SPLOSH! SPLASH!
“Oh dear!” I muttered.
Mum came running up to us.
“Maxine, Anthony, Edward, what have you three rascals been doing now?” Mum asked. “And you should have more
“Your plan was stupid,” Anthony grumbled.
“Yeah! Silly-stupid,” said Edward.
“But it worked, didn’t it?” I said. “We
did
get our ball back!”
Staying Cool at the Swimming Pool
It was bright, burning hot.
So hot the branches on our apple tree drooped.
So hot Miss Ree’s flowers hung their heads.
So hot I was sure I was going to melt at any second.
“What shall we do today?” I muttered.
“It’s too hot to do anything,” Anthony murmured.
“Yeah! Too hot!” Edward mumbled.
Mum fanned herself with the newspaper. “We all need to do something tocool down. I know! Let’s go swimming at the open air pool.”
“Swimming! Yeah!” I said.
“Swimming! Hooray!” Anthony shouted.
“Swimming! Yippee!” Edward clapped his hands.
So we got our swimming costumes and some towels and Mum drove us to the swimming pool. When we’d all changed into our swimming costumes, Mum led us down to the pool.
“I want all three of you to stay near me,” Mum said. “And you’re not to go anywhere near the deep end.”
We reached the pool. It was jam-packed solid full of people. And all around the edge of the pool were mums and dads.
“Oh dear! I should have realized it would be this crowded. Everyone’s had the same idea as us,” Mum sighed.
We got into the pool at the shallow end. We couldn’t even walk from one side of the pool to the other without bumping into someone, let alone swim. But at least we were wet and cool.
“It’s so hot . . .”
“I wish I was in there. I’m so uncomfortable . . .”
I looked up at the man and woman who had just spoken. The woman wiped the perspiration off her forehead whilst the man used his hand to fan himself. Everyone around the pool seemed really uncomfortable. They were all looking longingly at the water.
“Look at those people,” I whispered to Anthony and Edward. “We should do something to cool them down.”
“What?” Anthony asked.
“Yeah! What?” Edward repeated.
So I said, “I think this is a job forGirl Wonder and . . .”
“The Terrific Twins!” Anthony and Edward splashed up and down in the water. Then we spun around as fast as we could in the water – which wasn’t fast at all so we soon gave up on that.
“OK, Terrific Twins, I have a plan,” I said. “We’re going to help cool down all those people around the pool who are watching.”
“Why?” Anthony asked.
“Yeah! Why?” Edward repeated.
“Because we’re superheroes. We must help people,” I said.
“How?” Anthony asked.
“Yeah! How?” said Edward.
“How about if we jog past all those hot, sticky, sweaty people, splattering them with drops of cold water? That would cool them down,” I suggested.
“Good idea,” said Anthony.
“Yeah! Good idea!” said Edward.
“Where are you lot going?” Mum asked us as we got out of the pool.
“Just for a walk, Mum,” I said.
“Well, be careful and stay away from the deep end,” Mum replied.
We walked to the opposite corner of the pool.
“Ready, Terrific Twins?” I asked.
“Ready!”
The three of us formed a line and jogged along, shaking our hands and heads as we went and splattering the grown-ups with water. I must admit, they didn’t look too pleased.
Then Anthony bumped into a woman who was noodle thin. Her arms spun around as she tried to keep her balance. She grabbed the man wearing glasses next to her who grabbed the bald man next to him. The thin woman yelledas she plunged into the pool followed by the man with glasses, then the bald man. As the bald man was falling he grabbed the arm of the woman next to him. Everyone was grabbing everyone else to stop themselves from falling into the pool – but it didn’t help. The whole line of men and women tumbled into the water.
SPLOSH! SPLASH!
“Oh dear!” I muttered.
Mum came running up to us.
“Maxine, Anthony, Edward, what have you three rascals been doing now?” Mum asked. “And you should have more
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