Tuesday 19 May 2015

Enchanting

Who hasn't, at one time or another, imagined what it might be like to be small enough to crawl through a cat-flap?


And do other fantastical things.







I bought this book a little while back, it's nearly 50 years old.  Lovely stuff.


The Enchanted Forest by Hans Malmberg and Gunnel Linde 1966


14 comments:

  1. Yes, truly enchanting. I did try crawling through a cat flap once. It's nigh on impossible.

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    1. I'm sure you're not alone ;-)
      It wasn't whilst under the influence of alcohol by any chance, was it?

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  2. Frankly I find a badger that size absolutely terrifying - I saw what they did to one of my chickens ! That and repeat viewings of assorted fifties and sixties 'shrink ray' sci fi films, I'll stay as I am thanks !!!

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    1. I'm with you BM. It's all a bit Incredible Shrinking Man. I could just about handle Land of the Giants, but I quite like the size I am, thank you very much.

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    2. So I can't interest either of you in these pills I bought from the White Rabbit Pharmacy, then?

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  3. Enchanting yes, but the beak of that crow looks a little too sharp for my liking. The woodpecker's too. I'll stay at my fully grown 6' 6" thanks! My answer 45 years ago might've been quite different though.

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    1. I agree... I go back to being about 9 or 10 when I look at these pictures and just want to fly on the backs of those birds. Just think how big your coconut feeders would need to be, though...

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    2. Yeah. The problem with being small enough to get through the cat door is cats. I'm on the back porch with one right now...he has a lizard cornered.

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    3. I hope that story had a happy ending for the lizard, Erik.

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  4. I'd love to be floating through that swamp in a bucket with my little mouse companion. What a great find, C!

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    1. It's charming, isn't it? I find the 'mouse boat' particularly appealing too.

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  5. Getting your head through is relatively easy, its the shoulders that cause the problem.
    Swiss adam

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  6. and being caught and cocooned in silk by a giant spider and then having your insides sucked out while you are still alive...no thanks!

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