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Aussie Bites
Hurry Up, Alice!
Alice is always last, but when she and her family go whale - watching, Alice might just be first for once.
72 pages, Paperback
First published December 28, 2003
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July 8, 2025
Everywhere Alice went, she was being told to hurry up. Alice was a dawdler and a dreamer.
In the morning, her brother yelled at her to get out of the toilet. Her sister said, 'Don't take all the hot water in the shower, I want to wash my hair. Her mother would say it when she was deciding what to wear. Her dad said it when she was deciding if she'd eat Rice Bubbles or Cornflakes. The rest of the family, already on their way out, said, 'Hurry up, Alice!'
It was the same at school. No one wanted Alice on their team at PE. She'd be looking up at the sky and not see a ball heading her way. The teachers would be telling her to pack up all the other children left the classroom, on their way to the next class.
After hearing 'Hurry Up, Alice!' All day, even when she was in bed reading, she started to get angry. She punched her pillow. 'Why do I have to hurry up?'
It was the weekend, and the family planned a trip to watch the whales. Alice was excited about going. She got out of bed early, then fed the dog, had breakfast, and helped her mother make the sandwiches for lunch. She called out, 'Hurry up, Paul and Emma.'
Alice was squashed in the middle of the back seat. She got grumpy. When they reached the beach, the others went on ahead. She yelled, 'Wait for me.' Alice was watching them walk right down to the seashore. They were a long way away. No one looked back.
Alice saw something in the waves. She waited to see it wash ashore. 'Hurry up, everyone!' she shouted. At last, they came, full of scolding.
'Where have you been, Alice? Why didn't you come with us?'
'You didn't wait,' Alice accused them. 'Anyway, there weren't any whales. But look what I found!' Dad took a picture. Paul helped undo the bottle. Alice pulled the letter out of the bottle. She read the letter.
'What's it say? Who wrote it?'
'Alice wrote it,' Alice said. 'On her eighth birthday. She asked me to write to her. She must be tired of waiting for my letter. I'm going to hurry it up by airmail, to be in time for her next birthday. So let's go home now straight away. Hurry up, everyone.'
In the morning, her brother yelled at her to get out of the toilet. Her sister said, 'Don't take all the hot water in the shower, I want to wash my hair. Her mother would say it when she was deciding what to wear. Her dad said it when she was deciding if she'd eat Rice Bubbles or Cornflakes. The rest of the family, already on their way out, said, 'Hurry up, Alice!'
It was the same at school. No one wanted Alice on their team at PE. She'd be looking up at the sky and not see a ball heading her way. The teachers would be telling her to pack up all the other children left the classroom, on their way to the next class.
After hearing 'Hurry Up, Alice!' All day, even when she was in bed reading, she started to get angry. She punched her pillow. 'Why do I have to hurry up?'
It was the weekend, and the family planned a trip to watch the whales. Alice was excited about going. She got out of bed early, then fed the dog, had breakfast, and helped her mother make the sandwiches for lunch. She called out, 'Hurry up, Paul and Emma.'
Alice was squashed in the middle of the back seat. She got grumpy. When they reached the beach, the others went on ahead. She yelled, 'Wait for me.' Alice was watching them walk right down to the seashore. They were a long way away. No one looked back.
Alice saw something in the waves. She waited to see it wash ashore. 'Hurry up, everyone!' she shouted. At last, they came, full of scolding.
'Where have you been, Alice? Why didn't you come with us?'
'You didn't wait,' Alice accused them. 'Anyway, there weren't any whales. But look what I found!' Dad took a picture. Paul helped undo the bottle. Alice pulled the letter out of the bottle. She read the letter.
'What's it say? Who wrote it?'
'Alice wrote it,' Alice said. 'On her eighth birthday. She asked me to write to her. She must be tired of waiting for my letter. I'm going to hurry it up by airmail, to be in time for her next birthday. So let's go home now straight away. Hurry up, everyone.'
October 12, 2014
The aussie bites were always enjoyable to read
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