Five Get into Trouble
novel by Enid Blyton
Five Get into Trouble is the eighth novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1949.
In this novel, Dick gets kidnapped, mistaken for another boy whose name is Richard.
Plot summary
Siblings Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the Easter school holidays at Kirrin Cottage with their cousin Georgina (known as George) and her dog, Timmy. After George's parents, Quentin and Fanny, depart for a scientific conferences, the Five embark on a cycling and camping holiday. At a lake, they encounter a boy named Richard Kent, who wants to spend the day cycling with them. He promises to stay at his aunt's house at the end of the day, if his mother gives him permission. The children agree and Richard joins them but doesn't get parental permission. He is later chased by a car driven by one of his wealthy father's former bodyguards called Rooky, who was fired because Richard had told tales about him. Rooky's associates chase Richard on foot in Middlecombe Woods, where they mistake Dick for Richard and kidnap him.
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