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The King of the Things
- Narrated by: Philip Battley
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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The King of the Things
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Summary
Warning!
This story is an adult free zone. Why? Because it is simply too scary, or too horridly disgusting, for most adults. We know this is true. Kids can handle it. Usually. Adults can’t. Mostly. There are very few grown who can sit through the full telling of this tale. Not without scrunching up their noses, or scrinching up their eyes, or gasping “EEEwwwww” or just saying “Yuk that’s disgusting” before the tale reaches its end. Very brave grown-ups may be allowed to listen, if at least one child will vouch that they can handle it. So now you know that, we can carry on...
This is a folk tale for children, set once upon a time, in a place not so far from you.
Meet the schoolboy Hunch - the village hunchback. Hunch lives in a small village surrounded by a tall forest. All the parents always tell the children, "Don't go in the woods!" When the children ask why, the adults always say, "Because strange creatures called Things live in there! We don't know what they look like, but we do know that anyone who enters that forest, never comes back"!
Would YOU enter the forest if you'd been told that?
Nobody ever dares go in the woods, because of the strange Things that live there.
But Hunch the village hunchback is different from everyone else. He knows it. Everyone knows it. And his arch-rival at school - a boy named Tax who is best at absolutely everything - never fails to use it against him. Tax is Hunch's very own bully - you could say that Tax is 'King Of The Thugs' and makes sure Hunch remains miserable.
Then one full moon after being bullied by Tax, Hunch gets so upset he runs into the forest. He can't help himself. He's not thinking - he's just got one voice in his head. It is saying "Oh why was I born me?" and blinds out all thoughts about his own safety.
In this story where goodness receives its own reward, nobody expects the surprise at hand when Hunch meets the Things. He will never be the same - if only he can survive, and remember to say thank you!
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- Simon
- 20-06-21
very good book
I thought I'd give this a go based on the blurb and was glad I did as it is a very good but strange book, which I thoroughly enjoyed. the book follows a boy called Hunch who gets.constantly bullied by another boy who makes him build furniture to be sold at a massive feast. when Hunch is not invited he runs into the forbidden forest and meets the king of things, a shape shifting thing. from then on things turn really strange
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- Tyler Bray
- 26-06-21
Best Story!
I really enjoy this story book. Also i learned many things from this book. Thank you so much Author Adrian Beckingham.
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- Henry Rogers
- 30-06-21
Lovely Story.
My younger kids loved this story, they heard the author tell it in their school once and its made a hugely positive impact on them ever since.
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- Jill Mansfield
- 29-06-21
Excellent!!
A good book for quirky kids who love some solid eeewww factor. Thank you Adrian Beckingham.
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- Laura Tyndall
- 29-06-21
Excellent Book.
A hit with my 3 kids aged 5 to 9, they loved it and especially the way the story is so interactive by asking questions of the audience, WOULD YOU GO TO THE FEAST IF YOUR BULLY WAS THERE? or WOULD YOU CLIMB INSIDE THF TREE, THERE MIGHT BE SPIDERS THERE and so on. Tbh my kids often fight on long car journeys but this story got them chatting excitedly together instead! Any parents DREAM!!!
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- Nicholas White
- 26-06-21
GREAT STORY!
A great story for bullied children which is absolutely jam-packed full of imagination and carries a strong message about facing life's troubles with resolve and courage
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- Linda Gerdes
- 30-06-21
LOVED IT!
Totally tantalising tale of triumph with marvellous wordplay. Thank you so much Adrian Beckingham and Philip Battley.
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