Home Farm Friends: A Short Story Collection
Old friends – new adventures! Speckle the Sheepdog in a watery challenge; Scott the Shetland pony in a hospital drama; Stanley the hamster in another daring episode and Spot the Dalmatian on the trail of a thief… plus other favourite characters in seven exciting new stories!

Samson the Giant
Samson’s in need of some exercise – his owners are too busy to take him out. Helen and Hannah are happy to help, and soon they’re walking him every day. But when they take Samson to Home Farm for a day, things go terribly wrong, and he disappears… Can the twins track him down?

Silky the Foundling
Helen and Hannah spot a fierce dog chasing rabbits in the nearby woods. Speckle chases the mongrel away – but not in time to save the mother rabbit dying from shock, leaving her baby bunny the sole survivor, alone and in danger of attack. The twins know they shouldn’t touch wildlife, but this baby is unlikely to last the night without their help…

Scott the Braveheart
At the end of their holiday in Scotland, Helen and Hannah spot a Shetland pony tethered by the side of the road and, nearby, a motherless foal. When the twins approach the pony breaks free. But the foal is too weak to follow. Staying y his side the loyal pony allows himself to be rounded up. Now the twins must win his trust – and find out why the ponies have been abandoned…

Skye the Champion
When their dad is involved in a car accident, the twins are glad he’s not hurt. But the trailer he hit was carrying a prize highland cow and her calf – and the young calf is injured. Will the angry owner sue Mr Moore? Can Helen and Hannah find a way to take the now unwanted calf off his hands?

Snip and Snap the Truants
Snip and Snap can’t stay in one place for long! The goat kids are always escaping from Fred Hunt’s farm and getting into trouble. Then they disappear from their new home and get lost high on the mountain. A thunderstorm is on its way, but Helen and Hannah are determined to rescue the truant twins…

Socks the Survivor
Helen finds a litter of abandoned kittens. Night and day the twins nurse and feed them – but the twins are weak and Hannah’s sure one of them is sick. Will the kittens pull through.

Sorrel the Substitute
Helen and Hannah look after Sage, the school rabbit, during the holidays. But he gives them the slip. When their teacher, Miss Wesley, plans a visit to Home Farm, the twins borrow Sorrel, and identical rabbit, to fool her. Will the trick work? And can the twins find Sage before he comes to harm?

Spot the Prisoner
Hannah and Helen’s neighbour, Mrs Higham, has a new puppy. But she keeps it shut away behind a high wire fence and, when the twins pass the house, they hear the lonely pup crying. When they go back the next day, they find the puppy running loose. There’s no sign of his owner and no reply from the house. Could Mrs Higham have deserted her pup? Or is she in trouble?

Stevie the Rebel
Stevie’s a donkeyt looking for a home, but he’s bad tempered and vicious, and the twins can’t get near him! What has happened to Stevie to give him such an attitude? Helen and Hannah aim to foind out – because unless they can tame him, he’ll never find a home!

Sugar and Spice the Pickpockets
Two squirrels invade the loft of the local shop and cause a row in Doveton. Should they be left alone or got rid of? When small items vanish from the shop, it seems as though the squirrels’ days are numbered. But Hannah and Helen suspect that someone or something else is behind the thefts – and they plan to investigate!

Sultan the Patient
Sultan, Laura Saunders’ thoroughbred horse, falls ill while Laura is away at school. Her parents don’t want to worry her, but the twins let the news slip. In a panic, Laura runs away from school, then Sultan takes a turn for the worse. Will the patient live? Can Helen and Hannah find Laura in time?

Susie the Orphan
The local farmer asks Helen and Hannah to look after Susie, an orphaned lamb. The twins can think of nothing better! Soon, she and Speckle the dog are the best of friends. Then they disappear. Will the twins ever find them?

Speckle the Stray
A lost puppy, trapped in a dangerous quarry! The twins help recue him, but will they be allowed to keep the puppy?

Stanley the Troublemaker
Stanley’s a champion hamster and he’s favourite to win the oveton Summer Show. But behind the scenes, rival owners are plotting, and when Stanly escapes from his cage just before judgeing begns, Helen and Hannah suspect someone’s let him out on purpose. The twins vow to find him – but Stanley’s not keen to be found…

Sunny the Hero
There’s a new litter of piglets on a nearby farm, but one piglet is smaller than the rest, will he get enough to eat? The twins offer to hand-rear the piglet, secretly hoping that one day he will be theirs.

Solo the Homeless
Solo’s owner doesn’t want him anymore. Helen and Hannah would love to have the pony – but their parents can’t possibly afford him. Can Speckle, the twins’ loveable dog, solve the problem?