Tag Archives: The Adventure Series

Chapter eleven: Noises in the night Four subdued children sat in the boys’ tent as thunder rolled, lightning flashed and rain lashed down. By now they were rather damp, and had given up their game of cards. They were rather … Continue reading →

Chapter ten: Following the stream Jack awoke first the next morning and at first and found he couldn’t make out at all where exactly he was. He rubbed his eyes and stared out of the tent flap. And then, all … Continue reading →

Chapter nine: Setting up the camp The children decided, that before they had lunch, they would set up the camp. The boys were determined it would be a proper camp, with campfires, a washing line made out of string, little … Continue reading →

Chapter eight: The two strange men The children heaved everything out of the little cupboard and it lay in a heap in the middle of the dining room. What a lot of things they would need! There were two tents; … Continue reading →

Chapter seven: In the morning The boys looked at each other in alarm. They backed out the room and shut the door with a click. So the men did have something to do with this. And it was more than … Continue reading →

Chapter six: Where is Bill? For the rest of the day the children lazed about outside in the sunshine for it was a very warm day. They were sat under a big apple tree in the cook’s garden. There were … Continue reading →

Chapter five: A mysterious tale Alf began the tale, sitting back and closing his eyes. “I can assure you this tale is completely true, and it is set here in Lowfell about one hundred years ago when my great-grandfather was … Continue reading →

Chapter four: Off to see Alf They played a merry game of snap and then retired to bed. What a lovely day it had been, and Bill was going to be back the day after tomorrow  – lovely! The next … Continue reading →

Chapter three: A terrible shock and a lovely day The children slept like logs that night and didn’t awake until the first rays of sunlight broke across the sky. Each of them stared at the slanted ceiling for a few … Continue reading →

Chapter two: Lowfell at last On the car purred, through the night which was as dark as pitch. The car ate up the miles but not very quickly it seemed. The children talked for a while, all four of them … Continue reading →

Chapter one: A message for Bill “Bill!” thundered a voice from the bottom of the stairs. “Bill!” echoed a screeching one which of course was Kiki the parrot. “What is it Jack? And will you tell that bird to stop … Continue reading →