Ark in the Park

It was the biggest, the strangest, the most wonderful pet shop in the whole world. It was called The Noahs' Ark, and it was built like a ship.

“After all,” said Mrs Noah, “with a name like ours, what other kind of shop could we have?”

But instead of rocking on the deep blue sea, the ship sat in the middle of a wide green park.

On the other side of the park, in a tall, tall building, lived Sophie. Every night, Sophie looked out at the Noahs' Ark and made two impossible wishes-and one that was ...