Everyone was in the playground. Nadim had a surprise. It was a plastic snake. He had bought it on holiday. | Mrs May called everyone inside. The children went inside. Mrs May Anneena had an idea. She wanted told them to sit down. to play a trick on Mrs May. “Mrs May! Mrs May!" called “Leave the snake here,” she Anneena. “I can see a snake in the said. playground!” 143,“| can see it too!” said Wilf. Mrs May gave Anneena a plastic Everyone said they could see it. bag. She told her to put the snake in Mrs May looked outside. the bag. “There is a snake outside,” she “Oh, Mrs May, you knew it was a said. plastic snake!” said Biff. “Now for my snake,” said Mrs May. Everyone was doing addition “What snake is that?” said Biff. sums. The sums were hard. Then Wilf “The adder!” said Mrs May. “You looked outside. can all do some addition sums!” “Look!” he yelled. 144There was a donkey in the Mrs May looked cross. playground. “Is it made of plastic, too?" she “It's a donkey!” called Anneena. said. “Mrs May! Mrs May!” everyone “It's true, Mrs May!” said Wilf. “Look called. “There’s a donkey in the out of the window!” playground!” Mrs May looked out of the window. “Mrs May can catch it with a plastic She saw the donkey. bag!” called Nadim. “Someone will have to catch it,” Mrs May was cross. said Anneena. “Don't be silly, Nadim!” she said. 145