Hello! It's Ella Bright from Malory Towers.
Happy Reading Month.
Today, I'm going to be sharing some of my favourite moments
from the books I've seen in the series.
So, let's get started!
Now, it wouldn't be Malory Towers without the prank.
So, here's one of my favourites.
'The Sneezing Trick.'
Darrell slipped into the form room with a little pellet.
The others came in to get ready for the class.
They raised the eyebrows at Darrell.
She nodded back, smiling.
They all took their places and waited for Mam'zelle.
She came in, beaming as usual.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] Today we have a great, great treat.
It's a test!
Deep groans from the class.
She turns to write on the blackboard and got the first whiff of the fine vapour.
Quite invisible.
Streaming from the curious little pellet
Mam'zelle feels a tickling in her nose and searched for a handkerchief.
'Now open your books.'
[SNEEZES] 'Bless you.'
She snatches her handkerchief and pressed it to her nose.
But no handkerchief could choke down that colossal sneeze.
Mam'zelle always did sneeze loudly at any time,
but this time it sounded like an explosive shell.
[SNEEZES] 'Oh, dear me.'
'Here is another.'
The last one was so terrific, that it shook Mam'zelle right out of a chair.
By now, the class was in convulsions.
Tears of laughter were pouring down the cheeks of half a dozen girls.
Next, we have the infamous moment in the fast forward.
Gwendolyn did not enjoy working so hard, Darrell laughed at her.
And told the others why there was such a sudden change in the lazy Gwendolyn.
'She doesn't want people to know that she told such fibs.
at half term', she said.
'Does she, Mary -Lou?'
'That's what comes of boasting,
Gwendolyn, sooner or later you have to eat your words.'
Mary-Lou laughed too.
She was much bolder nowadays, though, only when Darrell or Sally was there.
Gwendolyn scowled at her, horrid little coats.
Gwendolyn had her chance at paying Mary-Lou out to the next day.
She went to the classroom and there was no one else there.
And in Mary-Lou's desk was her precious fountain pen.
Gwendolyn saw it at once.
That's the end of that.
She said, spitefully threw it on the floor.
She stamped on it hard and the pen smashed,
spilling ink all over the wooden floor.
And in the second, Mary-Lou finds herself in yet more trouble.
The cry came again on the wind.
Very faint.
Here, here!
Seemed to come from somewhere on the front.
Gwen struggled on against the wind.
She followed the edge round cautiously, not daring to go to near,
the wind was so strong.
Still, seemed to be dying down a little now.
She suddenly heard Mary-Lou's voice much nearer.
'Mary-Lou!' 'Help! I'm here!'
And then a few feet below was poor Mary Lou clinging for dear life to a ledge.
'Help, I can't hold on much longer.'
Gwen was horrified.
She could see that if Mary-Lou did leave, go,
she would have hurtled down to the rocks a long way below.
Her heart went cold at the thought.
What could she do?
And finally, in book four, Felicity arrives.
Darrell Rivers was very excited.
It was the day to return to Malory Towers
And this time, she was taking her younger sister, Felicity, with her.
She had heard so much about her sister's school, the fun they'd have there,
the classrooms overlooking the sea, the four towers in which 250
girls slept, the great swimming pool hollowed out of the rocks on the shore.
There was no end to the things that Darrell had told her.
And so, Felicity had the same first glimpse
that Darrell had, had four years back.
'Malory Towers!' 'There it is, isn't it glorious?'
Four towers stood in the corners of the building.
Felicity's eyes brightened as she thought
of sleeping in one of those towers.
She would be in the North Tower with Darrell,
and it had the best view of the sea.
She was very, very lucky.
Thank you so much for watching.
And don't forget!
You can watch all episodes of Malory Towers on BBC iPlayer.