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

eplied, “but no running off and getting into trouble.”
“Cool,” grinned Max, “that’s really cool, thanks Burly.” He turned and gave
Grum a high five.
“I’ll show you the tunnels that run under the city, they’re fun,” said Grum.
“NO!” shouted Burly and Daffodil together.
Grum and Max looked taken aback but then started to laugh.
“Okay,” agreed Max, “no tunnels...”
“...this time,” added Grum before swiftly changing the subject. “Hey, can we
go on your slide Mike?”
“Does look like fun,” said Grimly.
“You’ve got to try coming down headfir st,” said Max.
“Go on,” said Mike, “you’ve all had a tough day today, you may as well enjoy
yourselves. Daffodil, some more crunchy earwigs?”
“Don’t mind if I do,” replied Daffodil.
“Burly? Cake?”
“Thanks Mike, it’s turned out to be a great evening, thank you.”
“My pleasure,” said Mike, “my pleasure.”
“Oh,” said Tyre, “shall I make another pot of tea?”
“Yes please,” said Mike, “that would be nice.”
And so they sat back in their chairs in the golden glow of light and watched
as the groblins and Max ran around and laughed and slid down the slide.
“Hold on!” Grum’s voice suddenly cut through the air, “no one told me there
were steps at the back!”
Burly and Mike laughed out loud and the evening was perfect.
THE END
PS: For those of you who are worried about the boar locked in the van, Mike did
of course, set him free and he trotted safely home to his family!
Thank you so much for reading this story about Burly and Grum and I do hope
you enjoyed it (I know I enjoyed writing it!). If you would like to know more