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Humour

10 min read

The Great Bell

Humorous parable about a king who unwisely seeks advice from his subjects on a tough engineering problem.

7 min read

The Mappined Life

On a visit to the zoo, an aunt and her niece discuss to what extent animals are fooled by the illusion of a natural habitat - and soon spot

7 min read

The Occasional Garden

The Baroness gives Elinor Rapsley some advice on dealing with her troublesome garden.

10 min read

The She-Wolf

When Leonard Bilsiter claims to wield enormous powers - conferred on him by a mastery of Siberian Magic - Clovis decides to set the record s

10 min read

What Stumped the Bluejays

Animals talk to eachother, of course. An expert tells of one particularly verbal creature.

13 min read

Schrödinger's Baby

Sometimes, popping out for a pint of milk is the worst thing a father can do.