Nathalia Buttface and the Totally Embarrassing Bridesmaid Disaster. Nigel Smith
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Название: Nathalia Buttface and the Totally Embarrassing Bridesmaid Disaster
Автор: Nigel Smith
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Детская проза
isbn: 9780008167103
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Lovely Uncle Ernie opened the door and gave Nat and Dad a huge welcoming hug before leading them in. There was a smell of fresh paint, and rotten eggs. Uncle Ernie burbled away, unaware of the doom hurtling towards him.
“Tea and cakes for everyone!” said Uncle Ernie. “Make yourself at home, my home is your home, as you know, I’ll just pop the kettle on.”
“Can’t stop long,” said Dad, “we just dropped by with some wedding news.”
“Dad – shush and look,” whispered Nat, tugging at his sleeve.
“Not now, I’ve got myself ready to drop the bombshell,” said Dad.
There was a ripping noise from the kitchen.
“Sorry, sprout and baked bean soup,” shouted Ernie, “I like to experiment.”
“I think Ernie’s dropping his own bombshells,” Dad went on, but Nat was too worried to find it funny, and she couldn’t tear her eyes away from…
Dad raised his voice. “I reckon you’ll probably think this is good news, it’ll save you a lot of bother and free up a weekend for some fun. On balance. I think you’ll be relieved.”
“DAD!” insisted Nat. “Shuddup and look at that.”
She was pointing at something in the middle of the living room. Standing proud were two freshly painted, enormous, bride and groom gnomes!
“Oooh, do you like them?” said Uncle Ernie, returning and pointing at his wedding masterpiece. “They’re for Tiffannee and Hiram’s wedding.”
“I’d never have guessed,” said Nat. “I mean, you wouldn’t HAVE to give them to her for the wedding, there’s plenty of other uses for them, like, er, um, lemmee think…”
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