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1、AmytheHedgehogsGirlMiserableMrPeckHermumwasinthekitchenwhenAmyrushedin.‘Howwasschool?’askedMrsHarris,expectingtheusualanswer,‘OK.’‘Itwasgreat,’criedAmy.‘Aladygaveusatalkonwildlifeandsheshowedusahedgehogexpert.’‘Awhat?’saidMrsHarris.‘Ahedgehogexpert.Someonewhokno
2、wsallabouthedgehogs.’‘That’sgood,’saidMrsHarris.‘You’llneedtogothelibraryandseeifyoucanfindsomebooks.’‘Ohdear,’Amygroaned.‘I’llhavetoseeMrPeck.’MrPeckwasthechildren’slibrarian.Hewasameanandmiserablesortofperson.HealsolivednextdoortoAmy.Thelibrarywasalmostemptywh
3、enAmyarrived.Shelookedalongtheshelves,tryingtofindabookonhedgehogs.‘Whatareyoudoing?’snappedavoicebehindher.Amynearlyjumpedoutofhersocks.ItwasMrPeck.‘Iwaslookingforabookaboutanimals.’‘Animals,indeed,’sniffedMrPeck.‘Whatsortofanimals?Tameanimals?Wildanimals?Anima
4、lsfromAfrica?India?Britain?’‘Hedgehogs,’saidAmy.‘Hedgehogs!’bawledMrPeck.‘Theveryworstanimalsthereare.Theydigupvegetablesandbitelumpsoutofthem.’Hepulledabookfromtheshelves.‘Ifyoumuststudythehorridthings,thisisthebestIcando.’‘Thankyou,saidAmypolitely.‘Makesureyou
5、bringitbackontime.Anddon’tyoudarebringhedgehogsintoyourgarden.Yourgardenisnexttomine,don’tforget.IfIseeahedgehogsnearmycarrots,doyouknowwhatIamgoingtodo?’‘No,’saidAmy.‘I’mgoingtosquirtitwithmyspraygun.’Athome,Amyreadthebookonhedgehogs.Shefoundoutthattheyateslugs
6、andsnails.Thebookdidn’tsayanythingaboutvegetables.Thenextdayshetookthebookbacktothelibrary.‘What’sthis?’saidMrPeck.‘Thisbookisnotduebackforanothertwentydays.’‘ButI’vereadit,’saidAmy.‘Haveyougotanymorebooksabouthedgehogs?’‘Overthere,’snappedMrPeck,pointingwithhis
7、nose.Amywalkedslowlyalongtheshelves.Wherewerethebooksaboutanimals?ShewasjustabouttoristaskingMrPeck,whenshesawsomething.Itwasanoldcassettetape,called‘CallsoftheWild’.Itlookedasifnobodyhadeverplayedit.Amytookitdownfromtheshelf.Itwaspartofasetofanimalnoises.Thiswa
8、stapenumber12anditwascalledHedgehogs.AmyaskedMrPeckifshecouldborrowthecassette.‘Ofcourseyoucan,’hesaidrudely.‘Thoughanybodywhowantstolistentohorridanimalnoisesmustbem