Book - A Mammoth of a Time

“Mia, get over here” said Mum. “Have you ever wanted to meet a bushranger?” Dad screamed “ARE YOU INSANE WOMAN? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?” “Come on darling, when else are the kids going to get this once in a lifetime opportunity?” smiled Mum Dad glared, but he knew that he didn’t really have a say in the matter. “Pleasseeeeee!!! Can I meet him?”, I exclaimed. They never had to answer though, Rory ran, barking towards Ned Kelly. We couldn’t stop him. We all watched, frozen in dread. I couldn’t think of anything but Rory, I just ran. I remembered all the stories I learnt about Ned Kelly. There was so much killing and all I could think was, what if he kills Rory? Nothing happened though. Rory got to Ned Kelly and he started patting Rory’s head. “What’s up mate?” said Ned in a chilled tone. I knew I wanted to meet him but when I was actually there I could hardly think. I muttered “Uhhh, thhhatttt’s my dog.”