The Classic Morpurgo Collection

The Classic Morpurgo Collection
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Six best-loved novels by award-winning author of ‘War Horse’, brought together in this ebook collection.A perfect introduction to Michael Morpurgo’s enthralling storytelling for new readers and a classic collection for fans.‘Kaspar’:Kaspar the cat first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket – Johnny Trott knows, because he was the one who carried him in. Johnny was a bellboy, you see, and he carried all of Countess Kandinsky's things to her room, including this very special cat!‘Born to Run’:When Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies from the canal, he convinces his parents to let him keep one. Patrick names his puppy Best Mate, and that’s what he becomes…Until one day Best Mate is kidnapped by a greyhound trainer. The trainer’s step-daughter loves the greyhound and renames him Bright Eyes. But what will happen when he can’t run any more?‘The Butterfly Lion’:When Bertie is a little boy, he rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus.Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.‘Alone on a wide, wide sea’:When six-year-old orphan Arthur Hobhouse was shipped to Australia after WWII he lost his sister, his country and everything he knew.Now he has built a special boat for his daughter Allie – a yacht designed to carry her to England, in search of his long-lost sister…‘Running Wild’:For Will and his mother, going to Indonesia isn't just a holiday. It's an escape, a new start, a chance to put things behind them.Until Oona, the elephant Will is riding on the beach, begins acting strangely, shying away from the sea. That's when the tsunami comes crashing in, and Oona begins to run.But when the tsunami is gone, Oona just keeps on running.‘Farm Boy’:The fascinating sequel to ‘War Horse’. Set on a farm in rural Devon, this is the story of Grandpa’s memories. Family secrets come to light as Michael’s wonderful writing depicts the moving relationship between grandfather and grandson.

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Michael Morpurgo. The Classic Morpurgo Collection

Contents

Preface

Chilblains and Semolina Pudding

Strange Meeting

Timbavati

Bertie and the Lion

Running Free

The Frenchman

Strawbridge

And All’s Well

A Lot of Old Codswallop

The White Prince

A Miracle, A Miracle!

The Butterfly Lion

And the Lion Shall Lie Down with the Lamb

Adonis Blues

Contents

The Coming of Kaspar

Not Johnny Trott at All

A Ghost in the Mirror

“Who Gives a Fig, Anyway?”

Running Wild

Stowaway

“We’ve Only Gone and Hit A Flaming Iceberg”

Women and Children First

“Good Luck and God Bless You”

A New Life

Postscript

Contents

“Best Mate for ever”

“Be Fast, Brighteyes, Be Very Fast”

“Knick Knack, Paddywack”

Contents

A sudden change of heart

“Look at me, I need a smile”

“No leaves, Oona, I can’t eat leaves”

Tiger, Tiger…

A feast of figs

“He is like God here”

Other One

Burning bright

Sanctuary

Elephant’s child

Postscript

Author’s Note

Post postscript

The Iraq War

Deforestation

Orang-utans

Tsunami

Tyger Tyger

Acknowledgements

Contents

Arthur Hobhouse is a Happening

Three Red Funnels and an Orchestra

Kookaburras, Cockatoos and Kangaroos

Cooper’s Station and Piggy Bacon and God’s Work

Suffer Little Children

Wes Snarkey’s Revenge

Saints and Sinners

Mrs Piggy to Ida

“Only One Way Out”

“Did We Have the Children Here for This?”

“Just Watch Me”

“For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow”

Wide as the Ocean

“Couple of Raggedy Little Scarecrows”

Henry’s Horrible Hat Hole

I Must Go Down to the Sea

Scrambled Eggs and Baked Beans

“You’re my Boys, Aren’t You?”

Freddie Dodds

One January Night

An Orphan Just the Same

Things Fall Apart

The Centre Will Not Hold

Oh Lucky Man!

Kitty Four

What Goes Around, Comes Around

Two Send-offs, and an Albatross

Jelly Blobbers and Red Hot Chili Peppers. 1600 hrs Mon 10 Jan 043’ 23”S 148’ 02”E

2000hrs Tues 11 jan 44’ 13”S 151’ 12”E

1600 hrs Thurs 13 jan 45’ 41”S 156’ 19”E 5 knots

And Now the Storm Blast Came. 1700hrs Sat 15 Jan 46’ 50”S 162’ 49”E

1641hrs Sun 16 Jan 2005

1015hrs 17 Jan 41’ 57”S 167’ 31”E

1250hrs Tues 18 Jan 47’ 31”S 170’ 36”E

Just Staying Alive. 1830hrs Sat 22 Jan

2015hrs same day

1002hrs Sat 29 Jan 48’ 12”S 173’ 45”E

1122hrs Sun 30 Jan 49’ 02”S 175’ 38”E

0735hrs Wed 2 Feb 49’ 52”S 173’ 54”E

“Hey Ho Little Fish Don’t Cry, Don’t Cry”

Around the Horn, and with Dolphins Too! 2005hrs 9 Mar 55’ 47”S 74’ 06”W

1825hrs 11 Mar 56’ 00”S 67’ 15”W

2115 same day

Dr Marc Topolski

“One Small Step for Man” 0715hrs 29 March 45’ 44”S 50’ 13”W

1112 hrs 31 March 42’ 29”S 48’ 30”W

2112hrs 3 April 38’ 54”S 46’ 03”W

1216hrs 5 April (GPS on the blink for some reason, so not sure of precise position)

1520 14 April 25’ 85”S 41’ 31”W

Alone on a Wide Wide Sea

“London Bridge is Falling Down”

Now you’ve read the book

Afterword

Acknowledgements

Contents

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Cover

Title Page

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Patrick ran out then, unable to stop himself sobbing. He went to the toilet, where he always went when he needed to cry in private. When he got back, the box and the puppies had gone, and so had the man in the peaked cap from the RSPCA.

Mrs Brightwell told Patrick he could have the rest of the day off school, so that was something. His mum and dad took him home in the car. No one spoke a word all the way. He tried to hate them, but he couldn’t. He didn’t feel angry, he didn’t even feel sad. It was as if all his feelings had drained out of him. He didn’t cry again. He lay there all day long on his bed, face to the wall. He didn’t eat because he wasn’t hungry. His mum came in and tried to cheer him up. “One day,” she told him, “one day, we’ll live in a house with a proper garden. Then we can have a dog. Promise.”

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