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ales from Mossy Bottom Farm
TheFlock Factor
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m Mossy Bottom Farm
Thek Factor
Martin Howard
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haunis the leaderf the fl oc . He s clever,
ool, and always keeps hisead, even when the otherheep are losing theirs.
Running the farm with Bitzer
at his side, the Farmer is
completely oblivious to the
human-like intelligence — orstupidity — of his flock.
The Farmer’s faithful og an
a good friend to Shaun, Bitzer
is an ever-su° ering sheep og,
oing his best to keep Shaun’s
pals out of trouble.
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Shirleyir ey is an eating mac ine wit
a particular fon ness for pizza. She’s
so big that she often gets stuck and
nee s the other sheep to push, pull,
or even slingshot her to safety.
ThOne big happy (if slightly dopey) family, the sheep like to play and
create mischief together, though it’s usually Shaun an Bitzer who
sort out the resulting messes.
Timmy s MumThe very loving, if sometimes
absentmin e mother of Timmy,
she is recognizable by the curlers
h fl
TimmyHe may be the baby of the flock,
but Timmy is often at the center of
things. It’s a good thing his mum isalways there to keep him safe.
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Contents
HAPTER NE
Ta-Da!...........................................
HAPTER TWO
Beat It!..........................................
HAPTER THREE
One True Voice........................... 7
HAPTER OUR
Celebrity Shee .......................25
HAPTER IVE
Stars in Her Eyes................33
HAPTER SIX
The Greatest Show on
Mossy Bottom Farm...........4
HAPTER EVEN
Hit It!............................................6
HAPTER EIGHT
Village Hall Victory
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HAPTER NE
Ta-Da!
Shaun sniffed the stench wafting from the
pigsty an eane against t e wa . It was alovely day on Mossy Bottom Farm, and for
once no one was getting into trouble. Well,
not serious trouble, e t oug t as e spotte
Mower Mouth the goat munching through
one corner o t e arn. Exasperate , S aun
nudged Bitzer. The last time the goat had
chewed a hole in the barn, pigeons had staged
a mi nig t ro ery, stea ing woo to ine t eir
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Bitzer, however, was lost in music. Eyes
shut, he rocked out to the tunes coming fromhis headphones.
In the meadow, Timmy was tangled up
in t e string o a ite e a ma e rom a
pair of old Timmy’s
an manag
tangled to
Be ore onboth looke
like
t ey’
fallen into
a p ate o
spaghetti.
Chuckl
T ere was goat-c asing, arn-patc ing, an
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Bitzer opened one eye and sighed. A
sheepdog’s work was never done. At that moment, the Farmer opened the
farmhouse door. With a loud “Ahhh,” he took
a ung u o res air. A ter un o ing a
creaking deck chair, he slurped a mug of tea andthen opened a copy of the Mossy ottom Gazette,
grum ing as e scanne t e ront page.
Parakeets in Disguise, read the headline.
Mr. Sweet y a een c arge wit rauafter selling parakeets disguised as miniature
parrots at the village rummag
T e Farmer tutte . W at
the world coming to?
Su en y, e sat up stra
in his chair. Then, sloshing
ith a loud a
n’s ea s poppe up over
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twinkled with excitement as he peered
at the ossy ottom Gazette. “AHA!” he saidagain, jabbing the page with a finger. After
dropping the newspaper, he hurried into
t e ouse.
Shaun’s eyes lit up with curiosity. Whathad the Farmer been reading to make him
rus o so quic y? He nu ge Bitzer again
and pointed.
Bitzer etc e t e paper. S aun pu eit out of his mouth and flicked through a
ew pages. Pigeons Steal Mr. Gravelly’s
Wig. He turne t e page. Have you seen
these pigeons? Underneath were pictures
o six i entica pigeons. Frowning, S aun
turned another page. “Baaaa” he muttered.
This must be it. The newspaper rustled
as e an Bitzer eane c oser.
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Shaun hid the newspaper as the Farmer
returned with two glittering sequinedjackets: one gold, one silver. “Hmm,” the
Farmer muttered holdin u first one then
After tossing the silver jacket away, he
pulled the gold one on over his old sweater.
Ta-da! e s oute .
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Shaun and Bitzer grinned at each other.
The Farmer was going to enter the contest!Both of them sniggered. Whenever he took
a bath, the Farmer sang like a cow with an
upset stomac . An e ance i e a pig on
roller skates! The Farmer’s antics were attracting
attention. One y one, t e F oc pee e
over the top of the wall. They were joined by
curious c ic ens. The pigs peered over their wall and
pointed as the Farmer fumbled through the
poc ets o is go en jac et. Ta-diddly-a-
tum-bah-DAH!” he announced, holding up a
pac et o a oons. He pu e out a pin one
and stretched it, giving the rabbits a smile.
“Ba-ba-ba-buuuum,” he mumbled, pushing
one en into is ear.
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The rabbits’ jaws fell open. Half-eaten
carrots dropped to the ground. The long pink balloon was growing
bigger. Red-faced and panting, the Farmer
was owing it up wit is ear!
The grin dropped from Shaun’s face. Heand Bitzer blinked at each other and then
stare at t e Farmer. He a a ta ent a ter
all! An amazing talent.
“TA-DAAAA!” t e Farmer crie ,holding up a balloon model of a small
dog. It had a wonky head and only
t ree egs, one o w ic was twice as ong
as the others. Or maybe it isn’t such
an amazing talent after all, S aun
thought.
The rabbits stared, completely bewildered.
T e pigs starte snic ering.
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When the Farmer noticed that his model
looked like an accident in a sausage factory,he harrumphed, threw it over his shoulder,
and stomped back inside.
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The F oc gaze at one anot er. W at on
eart was t e Farmer up to?Shaun opened the ossy Bottom Gazette
and tapped the page.
T e F oc c ustere aroun im. A ta ent
show! Fame! Bright lights, a new barn, some
res ay, an a t e pizza t at money cou
buy! Timmy’s Mum was already dreaming
of walking down a red carpet. Patting her
cur ers, s e imagine t e flas u s o a
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the crowd called her name. She would have
her own perfume, she decided. It would becalled BEAUTY SHEEP: EWE DE TOILETT
BY TIMMY’S MUM.
Bitzer e to is nees p aying an invisi
electric guitar. In his mind, his band, Bitand the Bones, rocked out before an audie
o t ousan s o screaming ans.
One of the Twins closed his eyes, picturi
imse oo ing t oug t u an moo y on tcover of Celebrity Sheep magazine. A hat wo
be a good idea, he decided. Yes, a hat — wi
ruit on it.
Every sheep was lost in its dreams
ame unti t e eace was s attere
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at Shirley, who was dancing across the
meadow. Or was she? Shaun rubbed his eyes.Usually only cake could get Shirley moving,
and yet now she was throwing herself around
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Chickens! Shaun thought. Why do they
have to be so cruel? Crossing his front legs,he tapped a hoof at them. If they were so
talented, why didn’t t ey put on a show?
T e c ic ens went into a u e, sti
sniggering. For a while, only a low cluckingcould be heard, along with the occasional
bu- iiiir o c ic en gigg ing. T en a
rooster, chest puffed up, emerged from the
group as a en i te up a oom ox. Wit aflick of her wing, she hit the play button.
A heavy beat filled the meadow. “Boc-
boc-boc-urrr , rappe t e ens, swaying
from one foot to the other. The rooster
somersau te . Legs w ir ing, e an e on a
wing tip, then flipped to his feet, bobbing in
time with the music. After diving forward,
e spun on is ea , t en e into a pose,
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S aun gu pe . Uh-oh. He in e anlooked around. Every sheep in the Flock
was gaping at the chickens. Bitzer, Shaun
notice , a misse t e w o e t ing. His ace
screwed up with effort, he was still on his
nees per orming a guitar so o. T e crow in
his head was going wild.
Shaun looked back at the rooster and
s ow y no e . He wasn’t going to e eaten
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The chickens folded their wings. The
rooster crowed scornfully. His meaning was clear: Sheep couldn’t perform. When was
the last time a sheep had a hit single or sold
out a sta ium concert? A s eep were goo
at was looking stupid and eating grass.Shaun scowled and nodded again
ecisive y. T e arm wou ave its own
talent show. Sheep versus chickens. The
compet t on was on.
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Shaun the Sheep: Tales from Mossy Bottom Farms:
The Flock FactorMartin Howard
illustrated by Andy Janes
www.candlewick.com
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