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to sleep, and then she’d dreamed about princesses and unicorns wandering through her garden. The unicorns kept bumping into the wind chimes.
Izzy tried not to look disapproving, and almost managed. She was one of those people who couldn’t not do homework. Like she couldn’t write the date at the top of her work without drawing a line under it. With a ruler. But Poppy loved her anyway.
“Have you brought yours in?” she asked.
Izzy shook her head. “Not finished. But don’t worry, Poppy, it’s not going to be any competition for that! And I’ve seen Lara’s...”
Poppy rolled her eyes. “Did it involve a pony, by any chance?”
Izzy nodded, grinning. “A pony-shaped flower bed and an actual pony...” She giggled. “Well, horse manure is very good for your garden. But it didn’t really have anything else in it, except a carrot bed.”
Poppy frowned. “Oh, of course! For feeding carrots to the pony.”
“Uh-huh.”
Maya and Emily came in and dumped their bags. “Oh, Poppy! Look, Ems, it’s beautiful!” Maya squeaked. “OK, I’m definitely not entering. No point.”
Emily put an arm round Poppy and hugged her. 28