Burly-and-Grum-The-Secret-City - Free Kids Books

almost got him!” Tyre’s short legs ran faster.
Burly stood by the side of the river and looked at it as it raced by. If he waded
in now, he’d be out in the open and easy prey but if he didn’t... he looked over
his shoulder... they’d find him anyway. He had no choice, he had to try to lose
them. He walked into the river. The forest behind him seemed to hold its
breath. Then there was a noise, a breathless pouf! and a dart hit him in his
hindquarters. Burly crashed into the shallows of the river and the cool water
trickled around him.
CHAPTER 4
Max and Grum ran in the opposite direction, Grum dragging on Max’s arm the
whole time. But Max suddenly pulled free and stopped in his tracks. “Grum!”
he shouted, “We can’t leave Burly!”
Grum stopped and rolled his eyes. “I know, I know, I wasn’t going to go
much further - just far enough to fool the hunters, of course we’re going back!”
“Yes!” Max punched the air.
Grum put his hands on his hips . “Look, this is the forest, every sound at
the moment is carrying - just be quiet will you? Follow me and be quiet.”
Max nodded solemnly and they headed back along their path. “Sorry,” said
Max quietly. “I should have known you wouldn’t leave Burly.”
“Yeah well,” sniffed Grum. “He’s a friend, I don’t leave my friends in trouble
okay?”
“Okay,” nodded Max.
They came to the place where they’d parted with Burly, and Grum sniffed the
air. “They’ve been here,” he said, “can you smell that?”
Max sniffed the air. “That’s ManHunk,” he said. “My dad uses it. My mum
hates it.”
“And you have the nerve to say us groblins smell bad,” said Grum.
Max grinned. “It is a bit gross...”
“Burly was right,” said Grum, “they’re following him, look, they’ve run after
him. I don’t suppose you’ve got a plan?”
“A plan?”
Grum sighed heavily. At that moment he heard a rustling. “Shhh!” he