The Big Hill Chapter 5

They stoppedstopped to enjoy the sunlightsunlight in the clearinging and to rest for a few minutes. AfterwardsAfterwards they found the rest of the climb quite easy. But the top of the hill was coveredcovered with bush, and so they could not see the view they hopedhoped for.

“Let usLet’s   climb a tree to see out,” Ricki suggested,suggested, and before anyoneanyone could answer, he and Tim were raceracing to be first up. Tim climbed a rata, and Ricki climbed a totora tree.

“Come on, Mia,” said Mr Gale, and soon all four were in the treetops,treetops, lookinglooking out and down past the bush-coveredcovered hills to the sandysandy beachesbeaches and the shineshining blue sea.

“This does notdoesn’t   seem like a very good place for lunch,” said Tim at last. “There isThere’s nowherenowhere to sit.”

“What about the lizard’slizard’s rock?” askedasked Mia. EveryoneEveryone agreed,d, and they went back to the clearingclearing and beganbegan unpacking.unpacking. Mr Gale’s haversackhaversack held a loaf of bread, a knife, a jar of butterbutter and a jar of peach jam. There were boileded eggs and a tin of sardinessardines in Ricki’s. Mia unpacked a tin of biscuits,biscuits, four mugs and some little cucumberscucumbers from hers. Tim carrycarried all the extraextra pulloverspullovers insteadinstead of food. When everythingeverything was unpacked, they all lookedlooked very unhappy,unhappy, althoughalthough this was the usualusual picnicpicnic food.

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