“They lay on their heathery beds and listened to all the sounds of the night. They heard the little grunt of a hedgehog going by. They saw the flicker of bats overhead. They smelt the drifting scent of honeysuckle, and the delicious smell of wild thyme crushed under their bodies. A reed-warbler sang a beautiful little song in the reeds below, and then another answered.” LittlesBodyBeautifulNightSongSoundSawsHeardBedLaysSmellBatsScentDeliciousCrushedDriftingReedsOverheadFlickerGruntHedgehogsThyme Book:The Secret Island Source: The Secret Island
“Oh, I wish I lived in a caravan!’ said Jimmy longingly. ‘How lovely it must be to live in a house that has wheels and can go away down the lanes and through the towns, and stand still in fields at night!” SaidStillsNightHouseWishFieldsTownsLovelyWheelsGoing AwayJimmyLanesCaravans Author:Enid Blyton
“The secret island had looked mysterious enough on the night they had seen it before - but now, swimming in the hot June haze, it seemed more enchanting than ever. As they drew near to it, and saw the willow trees that bent over the water-edge and heard the sharp call of moorhens that scuttled off, the children gazed in delight. Nothing but trees and birds and little wild animals. Oh, what a secret island, all for their very own, to live on and play on.” ChildrenLittlesEnoughPlayNightWaterAnimalSecretSawsHeardTreeBirdHotEdgesDelightMysteriousIslandsSwimmingBentJuneWild AnimalEnchantingHazeWillow Trees Author:Enid Blyton
