Chapter 2

Chapter TWO On the morning of the trip I woke early. But not as early as Pink Rabbit. He was already up and bouncing around the bedroom when I opened my eyes, practising his pliés and pirouettes. 'Today's the day we see Tatiana Tutu!' I said excitedly, hopping straight out of bed and starting to get dressed.

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I put on my smartest outfit and then picked up Pink Rabbit's little waistcoat. 'You must wear this,' I told him. 'It's important to look smart for the ballet.' Pink Rabbit let me put the waistcoat on him and then we flew down the stairs to breakfast. 'Good morning,' said Mum, who was already up and busy feeding Honeyblossom her bottle of pink milk. 'I'm going to drop Honeyblossom off at the babysitter's in a minute,' she said. 'I'll meet you and Dad at the school. You can walk there with him.' 'OK,' I said as I started to eat my breakfast.

I watched Mum flit around the kitchen, packing all the baby things into a bag. Then she went into the hall and put Honeyblossom into her pram. 'See you soon, Isadora!' she called as she left the house. I continued to sit at the table and eat my breakfast. It was very quiet without Mum and Honeyblossom.

'I hope Dad comes down soon,' I said to Pink Rabbit. He twitched his nose worriedly. But Dad was nowhere to be seen. An awful thought struck me. 'I hope he hasn't overslept,' I said, 'it's almost time to leave!' Together we jumped down from the table and flew up the stairs. I banged loudly on the door to Mum and Dad's bedroom. There was no answer. All I could hear was the sound of someone snoring. 'Oh dear,' I whispered, pushing open the door. Dad was lying in bed with all the curtains closed and his eye mask on.

He was fast asleep. 'Dad!' I shouted in a panic. 'Wake up! We have to leave for the school trip!' 'Wha—' Dad jerked awake and sat bolt upright in bed. He ripped off his eye mask and stared frenziedly round the room.