The Hawkwood team worked hard all through the winter months. Nutty found the swimming difficult,
but she kept trying and Nails helped her. He was growing more friendly now, and with his help Nutty
began to get better quickly. 'If I can ride,' he said, 'you can swim!'
It was true that Nails could ride well now, but he still refused to change horses. 'It's Firelight I'm riding
in the competition,' he said. 'So why change?'
The shooting was a problem. They had no guns and the lessons were very expensive. Nutty didn't know
what they were going to do about it, but the competition wasn't until August, and they were getting
better at other things. Jazz and Hoomey had stopped taking the bus to school and ran there every day.
It was Nutty herself who found the running difficult.
So winter passed and spring came. More people started coming to the swimming pool and this meant
that it was always crowded. It was all right for Seb Smith and his team. The Smiths had a pool in their
garden, so the Greycoats team could swim there. Nutty saw their pool one night when she was riding
near the Smiths' house. It was down at the end of the garden, and there were trees between the pool and
the house. Nutty realized that they could swim there and no one could see them from the house!
When she arrived home, she told Gloria about it.
'Well,' Gloria said, 'Friday's your night. Mr and Mrs Smith go out and Seb takes me to a film. The place
is empty by seven.'
The Hawkwood team worked hard all through the winter months. Nutty found the swimming difficult,but she kept trying and Nails helped her. He was growing more friendly now, and with his help Nuttybegan to get better quickly. 'If I can ride,' he said, 'you can swim!'It was true that Nails could ride well now, but he still refused to change horses. 'It's Firelight I'm ridingin the competition,' he said. 'So why change?'The shooting was a problem. They had no guns and the lessons were very expensive. Nutty didn't knowwhat they were going to do about it, but the competition wasn't until August, and they were gettingbetter at other things. Jazz and Hoomey had stopped taking the bus to school and ran there every day.It was Nutty herself who found the running difficult.So winter passed and spring came. More people started coming to the swimming pool and this meantthat it was always crowded. It was all right for Seb Smith and his team. The Smiths had a pool in theirgarden, so the Greycoats team could swim there. Nutty saw their pool one night when she was ridingnear the Smiths' house. It was down at the end of the garden, and there were trees between the pool andthe house. Nutty realized that they could swim there and no one could see them from the house!When she arrived home, she told Gloria about it.'Well,' Gloria said, 'Friday's your night. Mr and Mrs Smith go out and Seb takes me to a film. The placeis empty by seven.'
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