Edie Amelia And the Runcible River Fever
“‘The Blank Marauder’ was a curious nickname her father had come up with, and which Edie supposed had something to do with her neighbour’s unnerving stare and his impressive collection of junk. The Blank Marauder used to be rather hostile, but his cold heart had melted since Edie had both tidied his shed for him and invited him to attend her ninth birthday party two weeks previously. Edie crouched out of sight but within earshot behind her mother’s juniper bush, curious to hear his news.
‘Genuin...e pleather,’ the Blank Marauder was saying as he held up an all-in-one leather pants suit much like the ones everyone in Runcible seemed to be wearing.
‘What’s pleather?’ Edie couldn’t help but ask in spite of her efforts at covert surveillance.
‘Ah,’ said her dad, who was apparently not in the least bit startled by his daughter’s head suddenly emerging from behind juniper bushes. ‘Well, it’s a leather substitute that was developed over forty years ago. No plants or animals were harmed in its manufacture so it was a great favourite with the vegans and animal lovers of those times.MoreLess
‘Genuin...e pleather,’ the Blank Marauder was saying as he held up an all-in-one leather pants suit much like the ones everyone in Runcible seemed to be wearing.
‘What’s pleather?’ Edie couldn’t help but ask in spite of her efforts at covert surveillance.
‘Ah,’ said her dad, who was apparently not in the least bit startled by his daughter’s head suddenly emerging from behind juniper bushes. ‘Well, it’s a leather substitute that was developed over forty years ago. No plants or animals were harmed in its manufacture so it was a great favourite with the vegans and animal lovers of those times.MoreLess
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