The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog Blindfold by Lollie Barr Page A
Authors: Lollie Barr
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glad that she does or else I might forget to do everything.
After getting Calebâs email, I didnât even have breakfast, brush my teeth or change out of my pyjamas with the blue motorbikes on them. I just ran outside. When you live at a circus it isnât odd to find people out and about in their PJs. Itâs perfectly acceptable to wear whatever you want, whenever you want. Our cast likes to dress up in bright shiny crazy colours, in leotards, unitards, catsuits, tights, tutus, leathers, feathers, corsets, suspenders, tracksuits, overalls, waistcoats, kilts, top hats, braces, sequins, lace, headdresses, things that glitter and things that sparkle, even when itâs not showtime.
I ran into the big top with Blindfold yapping at my heels and looked up to the red and yellow peak to see Mellie Bellie swinging high in the air in a cloud swing, which is a rope that hangs down in the shape of a V. It looked as if she didnât have a care in the world.
âMellie, hey, whereâs Jem?â I yelled as her hands let go of the rope and her feet caught the swing, so she hung upside down like a bat.
âHey, Stunt!â she replied. âGinger just called Jem into the office. Something is going down. Ginger had a face like thunder.â
âWhat happened?â I said craning my neck backwards so I was looking into her upside-down eyes.
âJem and I were practising on the double trapeze and Ginger said, âJemima May Stoked, Iâd like a word with you!â When your sister said sheâd be down in half an hour, Ginger yelled, âNow!ââ
Who was Ginger Styles to be calling my sister Jemima May Stoked? Only Dad got to call Jem Jemima May Stoked when she was in trouble. I was sick of Ginger Styles thinking this was her circus not my dadâs. I didnât remember any stories of Ginger Styleâs granddad starting Stoked. The more angry I became, the more I forgot about my big news that Caleb Calloway was coming. I just wanted to find Ginger Styles and tell her not to call my sister Jemima May Stoked.
I didnât even say goodbye to Mellie Bellie, I just turned and ran. But as I was running out through the entrance to the big top I bumped straight into Lefty Blue Eye, who was on his way in.
âStunt Boy, we need to have a word,â he said, blocking my way.
âCanât, busy,â I said. Even if he hadnât made my dad crash, surely, as chief mechanic, he should have known that my dadâs motorbike had been tampered with.
âNow, son,â he said.
âIâm not your son, Lefty Blue Eye!â
âNo, youâre not, Stunt. Iâve been very patient with the way youâve been treating me lately because Evan is in hospital and youâre probably worried about him and the like, but you canât spread rumours that I was responsible,â said Lefty, placing a firm hand on my shoulder so I couldnât move.
âHuh?â I said, confused.
âI heard youâve been telling people that I was seen driving into Barry Chesterleyâs Circus in my ute when you were OverEast,â he said, scratching his lined face with his grimy nails.
âWho said I said that?â I protested, my face flushing so it looked as if I was lying even though I wasnât. This was a completely different rumour to the one I heard that Blueberry had seen Lefty. It appeared someone was making up rumours. Iâd never said Iâd seen Lefty at Chesterleyâs.
âIâm not playing the âhe said, she saidâ game because thatâs how all sorts of rumours get started. I just wanted to tell you to quit spreading lies.â
âWhere were you two Sundays ago anyway?â I said, remembering what Biker Pete and Hayley had said that Blueberry had told them about Lefty going to Barry Chesterleyâs circus.
âI donât have to explain to you or anybody else where I was on any given Sunday, but I wasnât at
After getting Calebâs email, I didnât even have breakfast, brush my teeth or change out of my pyjamas with the blue motorbikes on them. I just ran outside. When you live at a circus it isnât odd to find people out and about in their PJs. Itâs perfectly acceptable to wear whatever you want, whenever you want. Our cast likes to dress up in bright shiny crazy colours, in leotards, unitards, catsuits, tights, tutus, leathers, feathers, corsets, suspenders, tracksuits, overalls, waistcoats, kilts, top hats, braces, sequins, lace, headdresses, things that glitter and things that sparkle, even when itâs not showtime.
I ran into the big top with Blindfold yapping at my heels and looked up to the red and yellow peak to see Mellie Bellie swinging high in the air in a cloud swing, which is a rope that hangs down in the shape of a V. It looked as if she didnât have a care in the world.
âMellie, hey, whereâs Jem?â I yelled as her hands let go of the rope and her feet caught the swing, so she hung upside down like a bat.
âHey, Stunt!â she replied. âGinger just called Jem into the office. Something is going down. Ginger had a face like thunder.â
âWhat happened?â I said craning my neck backwards so I was looking into her upside-down eyes.
âJem and I were practising on the double trapeze and Ginger said, âJemima May Stoked, Iâd like a word with you!â When your sister said sheâd be down in half an hour, Ginger yelled, âNow!ââ
Who was Ginger Styles to be calling my sister Jemima May Stoked? Only Dad got to call Jem Jemima May Stoked when she was in trouble. I was sick of Ginger Styles thinking this was her circus not my dadâs. I didnât remember any stories of Ginger Styleâs granddad starting Stoked. The more angry I became, the more I forgot about my big news that Caleb Calloway was coming. I just wanted to find Ginger Styles and tell her not to call my sister Jemima May Stoked.
I didnât even say goodbye to Mellie Bellie, I just turned and ran. But as I was running out through the entrance to the big top I bumped straight into Lefty Blue Eye, who was on his way in.
âStunt Boy, we need to have a word,â he said, blocking my way.
âCanât, busy,â I said. Even if he hadnât made my dad crash, surely, as chief mechanic, he should have known that my dadâs motorbike had been tampered with.
âNow, son,â he said.
âIâm not your son, Lefty Blue Eye!â
âNo, youâre not, Stunt. Iâve been very patient with the way youâve been treating me lately because Evan is in hospital and youâre probably worried about him and the like, but you canât spread rumours that I was responsible,â said Lefty, placing a firm hand on my shoulder so I couldnât move.
âHuh?â I said, confused.
âI heard youâve been telling people that I was seen driving into Barry Chesterleyâs Circus in my ute when you were OverEast,â he said, scratching his lined face with his grimy nails.
âWho said I said that?â I protested, my face flushing so it looked as if I was lying even though I wasnât. This was a completely different rumour to the one I heard that Blueberry had seen Lefty. It appeared someone was making up rumours. Iâd never said Iâd seen Lefty at Chesterleyâs.
âIâm not playing the âhe said, she saidâ game because thatâs how all sorts of rumours get started. I just wanted to tell you to quit spreading lies.â
âWhere were you two Sundays ago anyway?â I said, remembering what Biker Pete and Hayley had said that Blueberry had told them about Lefty going to Barry Chesterleyâs circus.
âI donât have to explain to you or anybody else where I was on any given Sunday, but I wasnât at
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