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| ef0d0a4 | There is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Frances. 'Did he scratch you?' said Mother. 'No,' said Frances. 'Then he is a friendly tiger,' said Father. 'He will not hurt you. Go back to sleep. | humor children-s-literature tigers stalling | Russell Hoban | |
| e8830ab | If Bertie was a god (a favourite fantasy), she would be manufacturing things there was a shortage of - bees, tigers, dormice - not flip-flops and phone covers and toothpaste. | god dormice flipflops phone-covers toothpaste tigers | Kate Atkinson |