Dandy Ahuruonye

A Good Rat (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In the shadowy recesses of an attic, as old as time itself, where the sun's rays played hide and seek with the dust of ages, there dwelt a rat renowned throughout the nooks and crannies of his world. His name was Budda Briea name that echoed with the charisma of a fabled hero. This was no run-of-the-mill rodent; Budda Brie was a Groccolli robot, a prodigy of whiskered wizardry, whose very existence was a delightful defiance of the ordinary. Envision him, if you will: a rat whose fur was the grey of twilight shadows, each whisker a conduit of enigmatic riddles, and eyes that gleamed with the cheekiness and brilliance of binary stars. His tail, a graceful appendage, was a repository of mysteries, believed by the attic's denizens to be a decoder of the universe's deepest secrets. When Budda Brie flicked that tail, it signalled not mere inquisitiveness, but an odyssey for truths nestled within the attic's ancient beams. Budda Brie's love affair with cheese was legendary. Not just any cheese, mind you, but those that conversed with the moon and stars. There was the Roquefort, veined with the silver light of lunar dreams; the Gouda, dusted with the sparkle of celestial bodies; and the Parmigiano-Reggiano, a relic that bore witness to the cosmos' dawn. Each bite Budda took was not merely eatingit was an act of reverence, a tasting of history sung by the minstrels of milk and time. But the true marvel lay in Budda Brie's digital gaze. With a sparkle rivalling the most radiant of comets, he observed the world beneaththe humans with their daily toils; the squirrels orchestrating their nutty heists, and the pigeons; yeah, those feathery philosophers, debating the meaning of life atop their wire perches.

Enter Giggles McWhisker, Budda's confidant and fellow attic inhabitant. Giggles, a mouse with a fondness for jests and a tail that communicated in dashes and dots, was the perfect foil to Budda's contemplative nature. Their banter was a symphony of hilarity, a dialogue tuned to the frequency of humour. Together, they embarked on a mission to impart the art of self-awareness and empathy to the attic's other residentsthe forgotten musty books, the threadbare garments, and the relics of playtimes past. "Emotions," Budda would muse, "are akin to the array of cheeses. Some are sharp, slicing through indifference; others are mellow, soothing the palate of the soul." Their escapades were many and varied. There was the Great Attic Caper, where the ancient timepiece sought forgiveness from the chipped porcelain, and the moth extended its pardon to the arachnid for its silken thefts. Yet, not all was harmonious. The Cheese Heist Hullabaloo saw the wedge of cheddar accuse the wheel of brie of hogging the limelight. "You're always the belle of the ball," the cheddar lamented.

"Perhaps," the brie quipped with a smirk, "but you, my friend, are often too biting for your own good."

And so, they engaged in a duel of dairy wits, lobbing puns as one might toss a well-aged Gruyère. The Whodunit of the Wacky Weather brought its own set of puzzles. Why did the raindrops titter as they fell? Who was the artist behind the rainbow daubed upon the glass? Budda Brie and Giggles McWhisker, in their quest for answers, tickled the truth out of the gutters, interrogated the fireflies, and even held a moonlit inquisition. The conclusion? The squirrels were nocturnal painters, and the raindrops, their chuckling accomplices. And who could forget The Case of the Carnival Chaos? The attic's own circus, complete with arachnid tightrope walkers, paper aeroplanes of derring-do, and a trapeze fashioned from the finest of laces, was thrown into disarray. The maestro, a clockwork replica had misplaced his metronome of merriment. Budda and McWhisker, donning their detective caps, unravelled the mystery: a sock puppet, spectral in its solitude, yearned for the thrill of acrobatics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dandy Ahuruonye
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798224923021
• Artikelnr.: 70758966

Autorenporträt

Dandy Ahuruonye is a professional writer who has published material that delves into such wider spheres as current affairs and social issue commentaries. In recent years, he has written articles, lectures, technical materials, short stories, books, and critiques. Many of these are published on various platforms and are accessible to the general public.

Ahuruonye was born in Aba, Nigeria, and has spent much of his adult life in Europe. His father was Friday Enwereji Ahuruonye; one of the many children of a tribal ruler Chief Ahuruonye Ikpefu. His mother was Madam Joy Chinagorom Ahuruonye.

He started his education at Umuikaa Central primary School soon after the Biafran war, and later moved to Mkpuka Community primary School. After his primary school education, attended St Ephraim Secondary School Owerrinta. Ahuruonye subsequently completed his studies at Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. He holds a Diploma in Fashion Designing, and a University Certificate in Medical Records from DIT (HMI).

Dandy has published several books including a technical work on fashion and designing: "The Shoemaker - Principles and Guide for Professionals." He has also published a host of children's books including: 'Illustrated Children's Stories;' 'Groccoli;' 'Waka;' 'The Good and Ugly Weather Friends;' 'The Eel and Phil in Kill;' 'The Grass Fart in Donegal Bay,' amongst others.

This Encyclopaedia: THE WHISPERING POET: An Anthology Of Igbo & Other Proverbs is his latest masterpiece.