THE HOUSE AT THE END OF MEMORY LANE Richard Murombedzi
Olly, a little farm boy, and his family move into a ramshackle house. Olly is not happy about the move, and as he tries to fall asleep in his new bed, he keeps hearing scary noises tittering through the house. During another fitful night, he decides to go and investigate the noises, relying on his mighty flashlight and his trusty sidekick, Cockaroo, a chicken who displays
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an array of animal traits, to keep him safe. As they search through the house, they only come across noisy farm animals. Then they hear whistling pipes from the attic and Cockaroo quickly leads the way to the source of the noise. In the attic, they find a strange-looking creature playing a forlorn flute. Olly approaches him, aims the flashlight and shouts ‘freeze!’.
