The King Bird

A fairly lunatic story perfectly matched by fairly lunatic illustrations. A king who is dotty about his pet birds drives the queen to get rid of them. In retaliation he gets his magician to turn him into a bird, making his wife's life a misery until, finally, the great British art of compromise is reached. This needs a mature reader to make the most of the story, the language being quite complex, but sevens and over appreciated the humour in both the situation and the pictures. The queen, on her way to bed, stopped in her tracks by the sight of the king sitting on a nest he has made, was particularly chuckled over. Well worth trying.