{"id":264413,"date":"2026-07-15T02:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/jewel-poppy-shire\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T02:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:06:34","slug":"jewel-poppy-shire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/jewel-poppy-shire\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel – Poppy Shire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sophie slipped out-of bed and tiptoed along the landing. Peering over the banister, she caught sight of a tall, broad-shouldered man striding down the hall. \u2018\u201c\u201cWhere\u2019s my breakfast, Lucy?\u201d he yelled. Sophie ducked back into the bedroom. She had a feeling Lucy\u2019s uncle wouldn\u2019t be too happy to have an unexpected guest. Lucy was standing beside her bed, pulling on her clothes. \u201cSorry! Got to go!\u201d she gasped to Sophie before she vanished out of the door, carrying her boots under her arm.<\/p>\n

Sophie got dressed and crept down the stairs to the kitchen. Lucy was frying eggs in a big pan over a fire. Her uncle was nowhere to be seen. \u201cCan I help?\u201d Sophie asked. \u201cCould you make some toast?\u201d Lucy a7 pointed to some thick slices of bread on the table. \u201cThe toasting fork\u2019s over there.\u2019 Sophie gulped. She\u2019d never tried to make toast by stabbing the bread on a big metal fork and holding it over a coal fire! The first slice fell into the flames, but Sophie quickly got the hang of it.<\/p>\n

Soon the kitchen was filled with the delicious smell of warm crispy bread. Sophie and Lucy loaded the breakfast on to a big gold tray and Lucy carefully carried it into the dining room. Sophie peered around the door as Lucy put the tray down in front of her uncle. As he glanced up to speak to Lucy, Sophie\u2019s _ heart jumped into her mouth.<\/p>\n

She had seen that face before! Lucy\u2019s uncle was Galloping Jim, the famous highwayman! a7 5. Sophie in Shock \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you tell me your uncle was Galloping Jim?\u201d Sophie burst out as Lucy returned with the empty tray. \u201cYou recognized him then?\u201d Lucy said, looking very upset.<\/p>\n

Sophie nodded. \u201cI saw his face on a Wanted poster last night.\u201d \u201cT didn\u2019t want to scare you off,\u2019 Lucy explained sadly. \u201cI thought you might run away! I just wanted a friend, even if it was only for one night.\u201d To Sophie\u2019s dismay Lucy started to cry. \u201cOh don\u2019t, please!\u201d said Sophie, going over to give her a hug. She found a crisp white handkerchief in the pocket of her breeches and handed it to Lucy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs that why you have to be a highwaygirl?\u201d Lucy nodded. \u201cBut why does your uncle want you to hold up coaches?\u201d Sophie asked. \u201cHe\u2019s a highwayman himself!\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s too well known.\u2019 Lucy blew her nose. \u201cHe can\u2019t risk being seen holding up a coach or Mr Joy the parish constable would catch him.\u201d A shout from the dining room made them stop talking.<\/p>\n

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The sparkly mist cleared away, leaving Sophie and Jewel standing alone in the darkness at a crossroads on a grassy heath. Sophie looked around, feeling utterly bewildered. A minute ago she\u2019d been at a noisy, colourful fairground \u2014 and now she was in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night! She patted Jewel’s wooden neck for comfort. To her amazement, he snorted and shook his head. Jewel wasn\u2019t wooden at all! He was a real pony.<\/p>\n

Sophie stroked his thick, warm mane, and he reached his head round to nuzzle at her hand. \u201cWhat’s going on?\u201d Sophie breathed. \u201cWhere are we?\u201d ved Ee SH Also available Sparkle Brightheart Star Look out for Crystal Flame Poppy Shire Illustrated by Strawberrie Donnelly MACMILLAN CHILDREN\u2019S BOOKS A Working Partners Book With special thanks to Molly Skeet aa First published 2006 by Macmillan Children\u2019s Books a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 20 New Wharf Road, London N1 9RR Basingstoke and Oxford www.panmacmillan.com Associated companies throughout the world ISBN-13: 978-0-330-44044-8 ISBN-10: 0-330-44044-6 Text copyright \u00a9 Working Partners Limited 2006 Illustrations copyright \u00a9 Strawberrie Donnelly 2006 Created by Working Partners Limited The right of Strawberrie Donnelly to be identified as the illustrator of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.<\/p>\n

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This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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