Horrid Henry's Injection (story)

"Horrid Henry's Injection" is a story by American author Francesca Simon.
==Plot==
Henry is waiting in Dr. Dettol's waiting room, dreading the injection he is about to have. Many of his classmates are there too, such as Sour Susan, Moody Margaret, Jolly Josh, and several others. Every time someone comes out of the nurse's room, he thinks that it is his turn. Many of the children are not brave and cry, but Moody Margaret manages to come out bravely and not cry at all. This gives Henry strength until it is his turn. He goes into Nurse Needle's room, and while he is just about to accept the inevitable, he comes up with a plan. He sees that injections should not be given to children who are ill, so sure enough, Henry takes a turn for the worse. He is sent home and pampered over in bed, so it looks like Henry got away with it - but did he?
==Characters==
*Horrid Henry
** Horrid Alien
*Perfect Peter
*Dr. Dettol
*Sour Susan
*Moody Margaret
*Nurse Needle
*Weepy William
*Dad (not seen)
*Mum (not seen)
*Clever Clare (not seen)
*Anxious Andrew (not seen)
*Tough Toby (not seen)
*Lazy Linda (not seen)
*Rude Ralph (referenced)
*Jolly Josh (referenced)
==Behind the Scenes==
"Horrid Henry's Injection" was written by Francesca Simon and featured illustrations by Tony Ross.
==Appears In==
*Horrid Henry and the Secret Club (1995)
*Horrid Henry Rules the World (2007)
==Trivia==
Francesca Simon has deemed this and Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick as her favourite Horrid Henry stories, saying that it always makes her laugh as she fears injections herself.https://web.archive.org/web/20041015195254/http://www.horridhenry.co.uk/FAQ.htm
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