Remedios was just leaving the room, carrying the dirty linen, when she caught something out of the corner of her eye just as she turned into the hallway. There was something under the bed! It was very dark and quite large, the size of a dog or a very big cat. Feeling nervous, she dropped the washing and grabbed her broom.

She didn't want to get down to have a proper look. That was a good way to get your face clawed or bitten. So she peeped round the door and observed it from ...