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looked big enough. I forced my head through, squirming and twisting until my front legs were out. The next thing I knew, I was tumbling towards the ground and landed with a mighty thud. The fall might have hurt an ordinary rabbit but I was a Stunt Bunny through and through!
    Spitting out black thread, I gazed around. Just as I’d suspected, the Great Maldini had carried me out of the stadium – I could see him disappearing into the distance. Any minute now, he’d realise I wasn’t in his bag and I’d be up to my fluffy tail in trouble again. I needed to get back inside the stadium, fast!

    Hopping around in desperation, I searched for something I could use. Then, I saw it – a skateboard. I’d never used one before, but I’d seen a skateboarding meerkat on Superpets once – how hard could it be? Without another thought, I leaped on top of it. Immediately, it began to roll and I kicked off as hard as I could. Crouching low, I sped towards the stadium entrance, leaning from side to side the way I’d seen the meerkat do. The skateboard veered left, then right, through the sea of legs and shot underneath the turnstile.

    “Oi!” somebody shouted, but I wasn’t stopping for anyone. Flattening my ears against my head, I aimed for one of the tunnels which led to the stands. People gasped and pointed as I zoomed past their seats. Up ahead, I could see the track where Taz and the other animals were getting ready to race. The starting pistol let out a loud bang and they were off, just as I reached the edge of the seats. I leaned back and aimed for a thin gap in the barriers, crossing my paws tightly. Either the skateboard would zip up and through, or I’d end up splattered against the metal.
    There was a loud whine as the edge of the board scraped the sides and then I was through. I soared over the track, just as the racers passed underneath me. The noise of the crowd got louder and I risked a glance down to see that Taz was neck and neck with an ostrich! Then the skateboard landed on the grass next to the track. Leaning hard to the right, I steered towards the finish line and jumped off, just as Taz flashed past me to take first place!
    “Harriet Houdini, where have you been?” Calvin appeared next to me, hands on his hips. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you. I hope you’ve warmed up?”
    I watched the skateboard come to a stop and waved a weak paw in reply Thanks to the Great Maldini, I was warmer that I’d ever been in my life!

 

    Taz was doing a lap of honour, with a Union Jack flag wrapped around his shoulders and a very proud-looking Tim puffing alongside him. I wanted to stay and watch him get his gold medal, but Calvin had other ideas. He squatted down beside me to talk tactics.
    “Listen, Harriet, it’s all down to you,” he said, in a serious voice. “Australia topped the medals table last night, but we won the high jump and the discus this morning. If you beat Krusher in the triple jump, we’ll beat them!”
    I glanced over to the triple jump pit, where I could see Krusher and Ruby whispering. They kept staring at me and I wondered if they were hoping I would doze off mid-jump. Or maybe they were cooking up another plot to stop me from jumping. It didn’t matter if they were – inspired by Taz’s triumph in the hundred metres, I was determined to show them that Stunt Bunnies were winners, too.
    Leaving the skateboard behind, I followed Calvin over to the start of the triple jump. An official checked his clipboard.
    “Harriet Houdini?” he said, peering over the top at me. “You’ll be jumping sixth. Best of luck.”
    Sixth? That meant all the other animals would jump before me, including Krusher. Calvin and I found a spot at the side of the track to wait for our turn. I hoped Susie could see me from the stands – she’d looked so worried when she’d left me.
    The other triple-jumpers were amazing. Just like at the qualifiers, we had three jumps each. We watched a husky from Canada