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Ben and the Spider Lake

In the summer holidays Ben, his family, his dog Scoot, and his best friend Jess, stay in a cottage near the Dark Mountains. Ben and Jess find out that there’s a lake inside the mountain called Spider Lake and they wonder if it’s the place that Ben’s Gran had told him about in the spring, when she gave him the power to make himself small so that he could help the Spider Wizard to save the Spider Prince. Scoot gets into trouble when he finds a way through a cave onto the path around the lake where Ben and Jess meet a white owl called Hiboo and a mysterious lady.

When Ben arrives home he finds out that the lane at the back of his garden is going to be dug up. He’s worried because he knows that the spiders who live under the lane will lose their home and could even be hurt. He has to find Lox, the guardian of the spider kingdom to tell him what’s going to happen. Ben and Jess try desperately to think of somewhere that the spiders could live but they only have four weeks before the workmen arrive. Can they find a safe home for the spiders in time? If they do, how will they move them? Is there anyone who could help? Maybe Gran has some ideas.

Ben walked into the cave very carefully. The floor was bumpy and there were pools of water everywhere. He shone his torch beam along the walls and he could see that there were lots of little passageways in the rock. He listened again and could hear Scoot barking.

Ben squeezed through the tunnel. When he stood up he couldn’t believe what he saw. Lots and lots of water. He knew right away that this was the lake. This was really Spider Lake! Scoot was standing on a big stone. He was barking at something in the grass. Ben ran towards him and caught hold of his collar. Lying in the grass was a white bird. Ben knew it was an owl.

‘Oh Scoot. What have you done?’

Find out more in September 2016

Did you miss Ben’s first adventure? Turn over to learn how he met Lox for the first time.