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Pepper Sets Sail

A Big Pond Adventure

by Juno Marsh (pen name)

Type
Picture book
Ages
3–6
Style
Flat shapes
Length
10 pages

When the wind snatches Pepper's kite and drops it on an island in the middle of the big pond, a cat who can't swim needs a plan. With a cardboard box, a tea towel and a very bossy duck, Pepper sets sail.

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  1. Illustration: Pepper on a grassy hill holding a kite string as a big gust of wind tugs the red kite with a long blue tail up and away, houses behind

    Pepper's kite was the best kite on the whole street. It was red, with a long blue tail. Then a gust of wind came along — and snatched it away!

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  2. Illustration: A red kite with a blue tail flying high over simple rooftops and round trees toward a big blue pond with a small green island in the middle

    The kite sailed over the rooftops, over the treetops, and landed on the little island in the middle of the big pond.

    2
  3. Illustration: Pepper standing sadly at the edge of the pond looking at the island, Dot the duck in the water nearby with a wing raised, confident

    “I can't swim,” said Pepper. “I'm a cat.” “Then build a boat,” quacked Dot the duck. “I'll show you the way.”

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  4. Illustration: Pepper in a garden building a boat: a cardboard box with a broom-handle mast and a red-and-white striped tea-towel sail, tape and scissors around her

    Pepper found a cardboard box, a broom handle and her mum's striped tea towel. Snip, tape, tie! Now she had a boat with a sail.

    4
  5. Illustration: Pepper sitting in the wobbly box boat on the pond holding the mast, Dot paddling ahead calling out directions, ripples around them

    They pushed off from the shore. The boat wobbled. Pepper wobbled. Dot paddled ahead and called, “Left a bit! Right a bit! Perfect!”

    5
  6. Illustration: The box boat speeding across the pond with the striped sail puffed full of wind, Pepper holding her red hat on, Dot flapping to keep up, splashes behind

    Halfway across, the wind blew hard. The striped sail puffed out, and the box boat zoomed across the water like a rocket.

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  7. Illustration: A wave splashing over the side of the box boat, the cardboard sagging and wet, Pepper looking alarmed, Dot calling out urgently

    Then — splash! — a wave sloshed over the side. The bottom of the box went soft and soggy. “Hurry!” cried Dot.

    7
  8. Illustration: Pepper leaning over the side paddling hard with her paws as the soggy box boat bumps onto the sandy shore of the small green island

    Pepper paddled with her paws as fast as she could. With a bump, the boat landed on the island sand. Just in time!

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  9. Illustration: Pepper on the island holding up the red kite with its blue tail, cheering, Dot hopping happily, a round bush beside them

    There was the kite, caught in a bush. Pepper untangled it very gently. Not a single rip! “We did it!” she cheered.

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  10. Illustration: Pepper and Dot sitting on the island at golden afternoon light flying the red kite high in the sky, the soggy box boat drying on the sand

    They flew the kite from the island all afternoon. How would they get home? That was an adventure for tomorrow.

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