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Cows In Action 8

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by Steve Cole


  Then the concrete fell off and landed on her head.

  “OOOF!” Bessie yelled, and fell face-first into the mud.

  “Ouch!” Pat winced. “That’s got to hurt.”

  “She’ll be fine, I’m afraid!” Dandi told him. “A slight concussion, a week’s rest at her sister’s and she’ll be back again to bug you.”

  “Then let’s get back and make the most of a week off,” Bo suggested.

  “Once I’ve repaired the costume cupboard you mean!” McMoo reminded her. “And once we’ve picked up a stash of Yak’s special-blend future tea bags . . .”

  “I’ve sorted out a year’s supply,” Yak told him, handing over a huge pile. “You’ve earned it.”

  ‘“A year’s supply!” McMoo’s eyes were on stalks.

  Bo looked at Pat. “That’s going to last about three days.”

  “At the most!” McMoo joyfully threw a hoof-ful of tea bags into the air. “But now we’ve found the high-tea grail, we’re bound to be off on another C.I.A. quest very soon. Until then, it’s “thank you . . . and good knight!”

  THE END

  About the Author

  Born in 1971, Steve Cole spent a happy childhood in rural Bedfordshire being loud and aspiring to amuse. He liked books, and so went to the University of East Anglia to read more of them. Later on he started writing them too, with titles ranging from pre-school poetry to Young Adult thrillers (with more TV and film tie-ins than he cares to admit to along the way). In other careers he has been the editor of Noddy magazine, and an editor of fiction and nonfiction book titles for various publishers. He is the author of the hugely successful Astrosaurs, Cows in Action, Astrosaurs Academy and Slime Squad series.

  Also by Steve Cole:

  [ASTROSAURS]

  Riddle of the Raptors

  The Hatching Horrow

  The Seas of Doom

  The Mind-Swap Menace

  The Skies of Fear

  The Space Ghosts

  Day of the Dino-Droids

  The Terror-Bird Trap

  The Planet of Peril

  The Star Pirates

  The Claws of Christmas

  The Sun-Snatchers

  Revenge of the Fang

  The Carnivore Curse

  The Dreams of Dread

  The Robot Raiders

  The Twist of Time

  The Sabre-Tooth Secret

  The Forest of Evil

  Earth Attack!

  The T-Rex Invasion

  The Castle of Frankensaur

  [ASTROSAURS ACADEMY]

  Destination: Danger!

  Contest Carnage!

  Terror Underground!

  Jungle Horror!

  Deadly Drama!

  Christmas Crisis!

  Volcano Invaders!

  Space Kidnap!

  [COWS IN ACTION]

  The Ter-Moo-nators

  The Moo-my’s Curse

  The Roman Moo-stery

  The Wild West Moo-nster

  World War Moo

  The Battle for Christmoos

  The Pirate Moo-tiny

  The Moogic of Merlin

  The Victorian Moo-ders

  The Moo-lympic Games

  First Cows on the Mooon

  The Viking Emoo-gency

  The Udderly Moo-vellous C.I.A. Joke Book

  [SLIME SQUAD]

  Slime Squad Vs The Fearsome Fists

  Slime Squad Vs The Toxic Teeth

  Slime Squad Vs The Cyber Poos

  Slime Squad Vs The Supernatural Squid

  Slime Squad Vs The Killer Socks

  Slime Squad Vs The Last Chance Chicken

  Slime Squad Vs The Alligator Army

  Slime Squad Vs The Conquering Conks

  For older readers:

  Z. Rex

  Z. Raptor

  Z. Apocalypse

  THE MOO-GIC OF MERLIN

  AN RHCP DIGITAL EBOOK 978 1 448 17482 9

  Published in Great Britain by RHCP Digital,

  an imprint of Random House Children’s Publishers UK

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  This ebook edition published 2013

  Text copyright © Steve Cole, 2009

  Cover illustration © Andy Parker, 2009

  Interior illustrations copyright © Woody Fox, 2009

  First Published in Great Britain

  Red Fox 9781862305434, 2009

  The right of Steve Cole to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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