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R I BL BL E H O R RI HARRIE T HOORAY FOR
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For Sonya Hartnett, Horrible Harriet’s first champion
First published in 2005 Copyright © Leigh Hobbs, 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10 per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act. Allen & Unwin 83 Alexander Street Crows Nest NSW 2065 Australia Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100 Fax: (61 2) 9906 2218 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.allenandunwin.com Distributed in the UK, Eire and Europe by Frances Lincoln Ltd., London NW5 2RZ National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Hobbs, Leigh. Hooray for horrible Harriet. For children. ISBN 1 74114 335 7. I.Title. A823.3 Set in 20 pt Bembo by Sandra Nobes Designed by Sandra Nobes and Leigh Hobbs Printed in China by Everbest Printing Co. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 www.leighhobbs.com
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It was late, but not everyone was asleep. Alone in her room, way up in the school roof, Horrible Harriet was hard at work. She was adding a secret ingredient to a new dish, Chicken Surprise.
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Suddenly there was a big
BOOM!
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When the smoke cleared, a strange creature was revealed. It was Mr Chicken. Horrible Harriet was thrilled. She had made a friend at last.
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Horrible Harriet invited Mr Chicken to stay for dinner. He gobbled up his octopus pie in one big gulp, then ate Horrible Harriet’s helping, without asking. Soon there was almost nothing left in the house to eat.
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After dinner Mr Chicken sat in Horrible Harriet’s favourite spot. Then he made himself comfortable on her nest. Horrible Harriet had to sleep standing up.
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In the morning, before going downstairs to school, Horrible Harriet told Mr Chicken to stay inside and out of sight. She thought it best to keep her new friend a secret.
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In class Horrible Harriet shared her breakfast leftovers, as Mr Boggle began the day’s lesson.
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‘Good morning, everyone,’ he said, while Horrible Harriet pretended to be a teapot.
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Mr Boggle only ever saw the good side of Horrible Harriet. He thought she was bold and sweet, smart and friendly. But everyone else thought Horrible Harriet was...
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BIG AND NOISY, STRANGE AND SCARY!
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All too soon it was time for maths. ‘Now, class,’ said Mr Boggle. ‘Three and three is…’ Suddenly there was a tap, tap, tap at the window.
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‘Oh, who is making that noise?’ said Mr Boggle. ‘Some people aren’t paying attention. Why can’t everyone sit still, like Hardworking Harriet? Now if we add six to three and take away two…’
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‘... and if we take away seven from ten then add three, what do we end up with, Helpful Harriet?’ asked busy Mr Boggle. Just then an extra student joined the class.
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‘Sounds to me as if some people are out of their seats!’ said Mr Boggle.
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‘If I add three to four, and take away two, what do I get? Class dismissed!’ said Mr Boggle as the lunch bell rang.
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In the staffroom, the teachers were upset. Mr Chicken had eaten all their lunches.
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Horrible Harriet was upset too. Mr Chicken had ignored her instructions to stay out of sight. Not only that, he seemed to be getting bigger by the minute.
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Horrible Harriet had gone to a lot of trouble to make her new friend. But he wanted to play with everyone!
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Horrible Harriet felt left out.
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Mr Chicken had forgotten all about her. He was busy, showing off and having a good time.
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Horrible Harriet knew what had to be done. It was Mr Chicken’s lunchtime and he loved her home cooking. So she prepared something extra special.
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Mr Chicken gobbled up Horrible Harriet’s special soup in one big gulp.
Once again there was a BOOM and a big puff of smoke. But this time it looked like Mr Chicken had disappeared.
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Suddenly the teachers and children danced and sang. Horrible Harriet didn’t know what the fuss was about.
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There were speeches and flowers and Horrible Harriet even got a medal. Everyone cheered. ‘HOORAY FOR HORRIBLE HARRIET!’ She was the most popular girl at school.
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But that didn’t last for long. Soon, once again, everyone thought she was just plain Horrible Harriet, big and bad, strange and scary.
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Of course, Horrible Harriet wasn’t overly worried. She knew that good friends were hard to make...
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... and harder still to keep. HOORAY FOR HORRIBLE HARRIET!
