Lilli and Her Shadow PAT DUDGEON AND LAURA DUDGEON
Chapter One Saying Goodbye There won’t be any mangoes like this where you’re going Lilli girl said Lilli’s grandmother She slurped her mango noisily and the yellow juices ran down her chin Lilli thought other people might think her Nan was disgusting the slobbery way that she ate mangoes pulling them straight from the trees tearing the green skin off with her teeth and biting into the rich sweet insides But Lilli liked eating them that way too Biting into the skin gave
the mango a wild tang and the juices spurting everywhere was great fun This was just one of the many things she would long for when her family moved to the city I’ll really miss you Nan sighed Lilli I wish we didn’t have to go She loved talking and laughing with Nan sitting together on the old blanket under the big mango tree with the dogs Don’t look so sad Nan replied You can ring me every day and visit me on the school holidays too Lilli knew that was true but it just wouldn’t be the same Come on said Nan getting up stiffly We’d better get you home Your mother will be going mad finishing all that packing on her own Nan passed Lilli the washer she
