CHAPTER 1 Wacky Wilf’s Wild Adventure Park Zap Zap Eurrrrrgh Zap Zap Eurrrrrgh Zap zap Move your head Barnaby Jake said I want to see out the window No can do These zombies won’t zap themselves Barnaby replied his eyes glued to his phone Sighing Jake left Barnaby to his zombie-zapping and looked down the aisle of the bus His teacher Mr Hyde was at the back wearing a purple pinstriped suit and strumming a ukulele OK fifth graders he bellowed One two three If you’re happy that you’re going to Wacky Wilf’s Wild Adventure Park clap your hands If you’re happy that you’re going to Wacky Wilf’s Wild Adventure Park recite the alphabet backward Jake shook his head Mr Hyde really is the craziest funniest and best teacher in the world he murmured out loud Solar system Nora corrected from her seat across the aisle Universe added Woodstock who was sitting next to her They all grinned at each other Mr Hyde was a great teacher He made lessons fun And he didn’t make his students clean the school toilets with toothbrushes like some teachers they’d had I just hope he doesn’t get too excited Nora whispered You know how much he
likes singing Woodstock looked nervous He could turn into Creature Alexis and Karl’s heads popped up over the seat behind Nora and Woodstock What was that about Creature Alexis asked Nora thinks Mr Hyde might change into Creature if he gets too excited Jake explained He does look pretty excited Karl pointed back at the loudly singing Mr Hyde Jake was alarmed to see that his teacher’s ears were looking extremely pink You’re right said Jake Maybe one of us should sit near him I’ll go and keep an eye on him Alexis said Coming Karl She and Karl made their way to the back of the bus The singing soon spread to the whole bus Jake and Woodstock joined in It was hard not to when Mr Hyde was around Nora hummed along her nose in an adventure park flyer Suddenly she gasped
Guys listen to this She read aloud The adventure park and all the rides were designed by eccentric billionaire Wilfred Waldo Wellington Jr Wow A billionaire Jake said Nora carried on Mr Wellington prefers to be called Wilf Class 5B students It is rude to gossip They looked up Mrs Blunt the principal was swaying in the aisle on dangerously high heels glaring at them Jake tried to look invisible but it was surprisingly difficult Yesterday Mrs Blunt had given him two Sad Faces the first for fidgeting in assembly the second for groaning when she gave him the first One more Sad Face and he’d have to work on the Rockery tomorrow hauling horribly heavy rocks Jake Jones Mrs Blunt started to speak but the singing drowned her out IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT The principal stalked further down the aisle and clapped her hands sharply The singing died away And you reeeally want to show it sang Mr Hyde with gusto eyes closed on his own He had not seen Mrs Blunt MIS-TER HYDE The ukulele made one last chord and fell silent Attention everyone the principal barked It’s very generous of Mr Wilfred Waldo Wellington Jr to invite us to the opening day of his new Adventure Park Mrs Blunt walked down the aisle with her hands clasped behind her back She
