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are some Bearded pigs just by Tiger Territory. We ll see which
is the better place to hide you once we re inside. Oh, and there
are zookeepers everywhere so we ll have to be extra sneaky.
They wear green sweatshirts, so watch out for them. When we
get inside, try to look small. Scrunch if that sounds like a plan.
Heather gulped and did a sort of half scrunch, which she
hoped Isla would understand meant she was okay but a little
nervous. She had faith in her friend, though, particularly when
Isla was this determined.
Isla grinned and produced an apple from her pocket (Granny
Smith, the most instantly recognizable of all apples green with a
clean, acidic flavor), which she lobbed up into the air. Heather
opened her mouth and bit into it as it fell into her hungry
mouth.
They walked around the edge of the zoo, until they came
to the path that led past the back of the petting zoo. Isla was
right the fence was a bit lower there and they found a couple
of logs and piled them up. It would take a huge leap to get in,
but Isla told Heather she could do it and Heather scrunched
nervously. She hid in a bush and agreed to wait until she heard
Isla whistle three times from inside.
Isla thought about jumping over the fence herself, but it
would have been breaking the law, and also she could see a
man in the café on the other side, staring right at the spot
where she d land. She d have to think of another way in. She
gave Heather a pat and set off.
The moment she was out of sight of her friend her face fell.
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How on earth was she going to get herself inside, let alone a
rather large pig? At that moment Isla had never felt more lost
and alone. For a moment she thought of just running home and
crawling under her duvet. Then she remembered Heather wait-
ing for her patiently. Her friend had faith in her; she had to at
least try.
When she got to the front of the zoo she saw a bus pull up
that looked quite familiar. Where had she seen that bus before?
As she was trying to place it, the door opened and Miss Ste-
phenson stepped out onto the pavement! Of course, it was
her old school bus but what on earth was it doing here? She
couldn t believe her eyes, as first Millie, then Tullynessle Morag,
then Callum all got off the bus. Megan, Angus, Raj, Karen,
Iain, even Jimmy Jamieson! Her whole class! In London! This
was like a miracle. She wasn t alone; all her friends had come to
help. She got up to go over and then . . .
 Miss Wolstenholme?
She spun around to see Mr. Hornbuckle, the weird pest con-
trol man, standing behind her. He looked rather gloomy.  It is
you. How . . . disappointing.
Isla gulped. What was he doing here?
 My dog, Thomas, was following a smell. I often find it makes
sense to let him follow a smell; you never know where it will
lead. I had rather hoped he might be following that pig, Busby,
but it seems he has led me to you instead.
Isla gulped again. Minutes earlier and Heather would have
been captured.
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Mr. Hornbuckle sighed.  I suppose I might as well go for a
walk, seeing as we re here. Thomas seems to want to go this
way.
He set off and headed straight toward the back of the zoo,
right toward Heather s hiding place. She had to get Heather
into the zoo. Fast! Isla spun around to see the last of her class
heading through the barrier into the zoo. No! She d missed
them. She ran to where they d gone in and shouted, but it was
too late. They were inside and heading excitedly past the tigers.
 Can I help, dear? asked the lady in the ticket office.
 That s my class! They ve gone in without me!
 It s funny, they didn t say there was anyone missing. They
said thirty and that s how many I counted. Lovely group of
children. Scottish. They won a competition to visit. Look.
She held up a copy of the zoo newspaper that had the picture
Miss Stephenson had taken on pet day with writing under-
neath: London Zoo Welcomes Old Meldrum School.
Isla looked at the picture.  That s me! she said, pointing to
the second row.  Look, with the pig. Obviously I don t have the
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