CHAPTER 1 Ghostly Voices DODON Sula was waiting alone outside the Merschool for her mermaid friends to arrive The Merschool choir had been invited to King Neptune's Palace to sing in a concert to honour Princess Rowena who was visiting from the 8
South Sea There was to be one last rehearsal before its performance the following afternoon Sula shivered in the cold winter water and looked nervously about Sula Sula a ghostly voice called Sula peered into the gloom but there was no one around She must be hearing things Where are they she thought impatiently They're not usually late Sula Sula the ghostly voice called again This time Sula started to feel 9
frightened Her eyes grew large her heart beat fast and soon every scale on her tail was standing on end How she wished her friends were here Suddenly out of the murky water in a flash of shimmering colour something appeared oor 10
Eeeeooooww Sula screamed It's only me cried Jasmine gleefully Oh my goodness said Sula I thought you were a ghost I almost leapt out of my scales 11