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Tiger Heart by Penny Chrimes (view source)
Revision as of 16:37, 8 November 2019
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''Fly never meant to end up in the cage with a man-eating tiger. She just saw her chance to skedaddle, and she took it. And even when the cloud of soot cleared and she saw the golden eyes of a killer staring into hers, she still didn't turn round and climb back up the chimney straightaway. 'Cos there was worse waiting for her back on the roof.''
What an opener! And there's plenty more to come!Fly is a London chimney sweep and a foundling and her life is pretty miserable - which is why she has decided to escape Black Bill. She wasn't prepared for the tiger, however. But Fly figures that pretty much anything - including a fearsome tiger - is better than the servitude and beatings she endures working for Bill and she's got more front than a department store. So she squares up to the tiger, the tiger steps forwards, opens its mouth...
... and licks her! Then bows and calls her ''Your Majesty''. This is... unexpected. But never one to miss an opportunity, Fly agrees to free the tiger. She'll worry about this princess business later. The ensuing adventure sees Fly and the tiger free a menagerie, escape a kidnap, sail across the sea to a land of jungle and cloud-topped mountains - all while avoiding the influence of a hypnotic ruby. And it's just fabulous.