Page 16 - Up Up and Away

As they walked along, Twinkle had a thought. What

if Mirabel came on the trip too? There was room in the

basket of the balloon and enough space in the tent. They

could explore Canada and end up in Ontario with

Mirabel's grandparents.

When they got to the beach, there was no chance of

swimming. The water was choppy and covered in

whitecaps, the sky full of storm clouds and lightning.

"How about another day to play?" suggested Mirabel's

mum. When they got back home, Twinkle phoned her

parents and told them about her trip so far, and about

staying in Kelowna until the weather improved. The

Stars were very happy to hear this news. "I think the

eagle feather is protecting you," said Twinkle's mum.
They had so much fun that day, picking cherries with

Mirabel's dad, a really good reacher. They had red
tongues and chins, but not blue.

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