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Jupiter and Io part three
He was overtaken by the deeper clouds and the smell of hydrogen sulphide, bad eggs. The gases were tingeing the clouds orange and brown now. Dark and light clouds formed round the little dog. Unperturbed, Turbo allowed himself to be pulled down further-about one third deeper into Jupiter’s core. He looked about him ...
Jupiter and Io part four
Dragging himself up he launched himself back into space. Inadvertantly he looked out towards one of Jupiter’s moons Io. Reds yellows, oranges and blacks. Huge volcanoes were erupting, throwing up vapours some 200 miles high. Mesmerized, Turbo’s jaw fell as he watched Io spin round Jupiter, distorting itself into an elongated shape pointing towards its ...
Jupiter and Io part five
What a heady smell of melted cheese and tomato! Outraged, the little dog realized he’d been dozing. A voice was calling out “Turbo, Turbo, what are you snapping at the air for? Is it a fly or a tic? I’ve finished the essay on Jupiter and Io. And there’s tomato and cheese pizza in ...
Miss Mouton Part One
The story of a sheep
"Mouton" is a French word meaning "Sheep". The sheep in these stories are not French, but they acquired the surname "Mouton" through an ancestor many centuries ago. Many Years ago, a flock of sheep left the grass stubble, rocks and hot sun of the Southern Mediterranean. Their land had ...
Miss Mouton Part Two
The lands they reached were lush and fertile, with heady smell of wild flowers. But the winters were plagued by winds and storms and at first the sheep, under their leader, George Mouton, suffered from cold and hardship almost as badly as that they had left behind. But local sheep accepted the new ...
Miss Mouton Part Three
As he grew older, George Mouton made a childless marriage to a local ewe of a titled family. Prudence, his wife, was thin and angular, and wore horn-rimmed spectacles (for she was more than a little short-sighted). She was very proper and well-mannered but never showed her emotions. She excelled in knitting and lace-making. She ...
Miss Mouton Part Four
His favored nephew, Ram, was well built and muscular. Due to an injury in a fight, he was a little lame in the right hind hoof and always had a walking stick. He was very sure of his own importance, and believed he knew best how to advise the other sheep on all professional ...
Miss Mouton Part Five
Miss Mouton was naughty and full of chatter. She was affectionate and fun to be with. She loved reading, though she was something of a scatter-brain. She wore a bow on her tail and a knitted collar that Prudence had made around her neck. She was the happiest and friskiest of the sheep.Miss Mouton was ...
Miss Mouton Part Six
One day Elly Mouton decided to send her daughter to the famed dancing school of Madame Fall-ova, a sheep who was a famous Russian dancer. Miss Mouton learnt ballet to give her poise, and gigs and jigs and eight some reels to dance with her friends of the Northern Isles.
Miss Mouton Part Seven
The class ended at dusk. Miss Mouton pulled on her cloak and scarf and waved goodbye to her classmates, who wandered off in twos and threes. Miss Mouton was always collected by Elly. It was unusual for Elly to be late, but Miss Mouton didn't worry. She started to practice some of the steps ...
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