Chapter 2: Queen Picklesnout

As the sun rose, Hopkin realised that his father might be dead and he didn’t remember what the last thing his dad said to him was. Peskin woke up and so did little Mo. ‘‘There’s no time to loose!’’ shouted Hopkin as he climbed out of the burrow. As he got out he grabbed little Mo so Peskin could get out. ‘‘Foxy?’’ said little Mo in a quiet voice. The fox got closer and spoke ‘‘Sorry for scratching your arm’’ he said politely. You just scared me a little bit. ‘‘It’s ok,’’ exclaimed Peskin. ‘‘Is there anything I could do for you?’’ asked the fox. ‘‘There is one thing,’’ said Hopkin. ‘‘Could you take us in the right direction to the Enchanted river?’’ asked Peskin ‘‘Of course, replied the polite fox. As it became midday, they had reached the river and the fox was gone. Just as we crossed the river they were at Ogre and Donkey city but they were stopped from coming in by the queen of ogres Queen Picklesnout.