Antonia and the Big Competition: The Rosenburg Riding Stables, Volume 2
Our lessons with Mr Hegemann are really fun for me She looked into Elfin Dance’s eyes Sometimes I think we’ll do it all I can hardly wait for this after noon’s lesson Just then Mr Sonnenfeld passed by Hi Antonia Wow you’re here with your horses so early every morning Good morning Mr Sonnenfeld That goes without saying She gave Snow White and Elfin Dance a nudge Yes but you do it all before school he said appreciatively School Oh crud I completely forgot We’re hav ing a vocabulary test today Why was that just cross ing her mind now I’d better get a move on If you’d said that yesterday afternoon I could have quizzed you on your vocabulary said Mr Sonnenfeld At least I know what horse means And that’s the most important vocabulary word of all Antonia smiled It’s really exciting fifth grade new school and new teachers I’m glad that Leona sits next to me because I don’t know any of the other kids in the class very well Leona is really the best friend ever 10
And even though she still did want to study her vo cabulary she kept chatting and Mr Sonnenfeld lis tened English with Mrs Warner is great but math with the math codfish is even more fun Then Antonia took carrots out of her pocket and gave them to both horses That’s what we call Mr Fischbach because he has such a wide mouth like a cod She giggled That’s not nice said Mr Sonnenfeld He doesn’t know answered Antonia But do you know what Leona and I really have trouble with The huge building You can’t imagine it our indoor riding arena could get swallowed up inside it We’re always getting lost So I really need to get going now Bye Mr Sonnenfeld Bye Antonia I’ll keep my fingers crossed for your vocabulary test Antonia took Snow White and Elfin Dance back to their stalls and said good-bye to both of them She was just about to run into the kitchen when Mr Sonnenfeld stopped her again Can you help this afternoon with currying and storing the hay Felix is still sick Caroline and John are helping out too 11
Sure called Antonia She ran to the breakfast ta ble and gulped her bread and jam under Karen’s disap proving eye Child you have to eat a sensible breakfast not al ways so rushed and on the way to the bus But Antonia didn’t hear her because she was already hurrying along the road to the bus stop The bus was approaching her stop Hello Leona she called and flopped into the empty seat next to her friend Can you quiz me on the vocabulary words And then I’ll quiz you Hey little girl Are you still trying not to fall off your horse rang out a voice from the back of the bus Alina Alina Senger What was she doing on the bus I haven’t seen you at a competition in a long time Have you given up compet ing Alina sneered
But Antonia had won the last summer competition ahead of Alina She probably couldn’t stand it Antonia turned around slowly Alina was sitting there with her friends grinning nastily right in Antonia’s face What’s with that asked Leona
