Five Have Plenty of Fun
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| Author | Enid Blyton |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Eileen A. Soper |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Famous Five series |
| Genre | Mystery, Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Preceded by | Five Go to Mystery Moor |
| Followed by | Five on a Secret Trail |
Five Have Plenty Of Fun is the 14th novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1955 by Hodder & Stoughton.[1]
An American girl, Berta, stays with the five. Mysterious visitors to Kirrin island and a kidnapping combine to make this the adventure of a lifetime. Berta is hiding and only the famous five can protect her. This book contains 22 chapters describing the adventures of the five.
Plot
In this book Julian, Dick and Anne have come to Kirrin to be with their George and Timmy. One day two scientist friends of Uncle Quentin visit Kirrin Cottage. One of them is a big friendly American called Elbur Wright to whom the children develop a liking to. They later learn that the three scientists are working on an important scheme and Elbur has a very important part in the scheme. However his only daughter Berta has been threatened of being kidnapped in exchange of the scheme's secrets. Elbur decides to leave Berta at Kirrin to safeguard her. The four children are initially reluctant about making friends with Berta but once she arrives, they immediately make friends with her except for George who finds Berta, silly and spoilt. She is also annoyed to know that Berta has brought along her poodle Sally with her.
Aunt Fanny tries to knock some sense in to George but things only worsen when Elbur sends a letter asking the Kirrins to dress up Berta like a boy so that kidnappers wouldn't recognise her. Eventually, Berta is transformed into a boy and they decide to call her Lesley much to George's dismay who doesn't want anyone else to be a boy. A few days later, Uncle Quentin receives an urgent notice regarding their scheme from Elbur and he immediately sets of with Aunt Fanny to settle things. While on their own, the children make a trip to Kirrin Island, doubting someone to be spying on them from the island. However they find no one in the island and come back home to find that Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny won't be back for a week which starts making everyone feel uneasy. That night George lends Timmy to safeguard Berta instead of which Sally is put in George's room. Unable to bear with the poodle, George decides to put her down in Timmy's kennel but down there the waiting kidnappers mistake George for Berta and kidnap her.
The next day Julian, Dick and Anne realise that George has been kidnapped instead of Lesley aka Berta. Afraid that Berta might also be kidnapped they send her away to Joanna's cousin's place where their traveller friend Jo also lives, dressed as a simple country girl now calling her Jane. The trio call in police but soon realise that they might not be of much help. They take matters into their own hands and follow the clues left by George one of which is a slip of paper with the word Gringo written on it. Through Jo they come to know that Gringo is a man who runs a fair. Jo's friend at the fair, Spiky helps them trace George as far as Gringo's caravan. But before they get there, George is shifted to another place. Julian and Dick spot the car in which the caravan with George has been towed away and get the help of their friend in the garage, Jim. Jim traces all the routes in which the car could have possibly gone and soon tracks down the address where George is hidden from a hall porter.
That night Julian and Dick leave to find George with Timmy. They leave behind Jo but the shrewd scallywag follows them all the way to the house without their knowledge. The trio do end up finding George after a lot of difficulty but soon get locked in together by the men in the house. Jo rushes to their rescue and soon all the children with Timmy get back home after locking the men in much to the pleasure of Joanna, Anne and Sally. Soon Aunt Fanny, Uncle Quentin, Elbur and Berta also arrive at Kirrin Cottage and are elated to see everything fine. The police go on to arrest the men locked up in the house. Elbur consents to Berta staying for a few more weeks at Kirrin and have plenty of fun with her new friends. The story ends with Dick proposing to write their adventure down in a book and call it 'Five Have Plenty Of Fun'.
References
- ^ "Five Have Plenty of Fun by Enid Blyton". www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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