The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
Where are the Arnolds?
The people of the strange mountain
Could know where they are!
Pretty bad attempt, but at least it's there. I was hard put to get the right amount of syllables.
The people of the strange mountain
Could know where they are!
Pretty bad attempt, but at least it's there. I was hard put to get the right amount of syllables.
"I gave half a crown to a beggar because I saw him yawn; he was a fellow-sufferer."
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
Hello John! Even I had that problem.Making a question is a bit difficult here.
Is it The Secret Mountain ?
Is it The Secret Mountain ?
"How funny grown-ups are!"said Anne, puzzled."I'm quite certain I shall be thrilled to see a sliding panel or a trap-door even when I'm a hundred".
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Yep, I'll hand it over to you.
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
Thanks John!
She organises a Fairy Pantomime,
Had a time with Anonymous writing
and a Teacher playing a trick.
She organises a Fairy Pantomime,
Had a time with Anonymous writing
and a Teacher playing a trick.
"How funny grown-ups are!"said Anne, puzzled."I'm quite certain I shall be thrilled to see a sliding panel or a trap-door even when I'm a hundred".
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
That has to be In the Fifth at Malory Towers, in which the fifth-formers perform a pantomime (Cinderella) written by Darrell, June writes anonymous letters and Mam'zelle plays a "treek" of her own.
Next one:
Troublesome trio
Journey to find lost maiden.
"Goodness!" they exclaim.
Next one:
Troublesome trio
Journey to find lost maiden.
"Goodness!" they exclaim.
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
Enid Blyton's Book of Brownies, where the brownies are sent to rescue the princess Peronel, and also for each to find their 'goodness'.
I'll post a haiku soon, but I have to make one up first.
I'll post a haiku soon, but I have to make one up first.
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
Mysterious noises
In the underground river
What is going on?
In the underground river
What is going on?
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Is it the Secret of Killimooin ?
"How funny grown-ups are!"said Anne, puzzled."I'm quite certain I shall be thrilled to see a sliding panel or a trap-door even when I'm a hundred".
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
Not at all certain of this one, I intially thought it was River of Adventure but have changed my mind to Rockingdown Mystery.
Why have I posted this, I'm hopeless at coming up with an Haiku, hopefully Muminah is correct.
Why have I posted this, I'm hopeless at coming up with an Haiku, hopefully Muminah is correct.
If I could live here on this secret island always and always and always, and never grow up at all, I would be quite happy
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It's the Rockingdown Mystery. I think I got some of the facts mixed up, but shadow got it right.
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
Here goes:
Kiki is the star
Travel to Tauri-Hessia
Where can the prince be
Kiki is the star
Travel to Tauri-Hessia
Where can the prince be
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Is it the Circus of Adventure shadow?
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Correct and over to you.
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Re: The Enid Blyton Haiku Game
John...Where are you ?
"How funny grown-ups are!"said Anne, puzzled."I'm quite certain I shall be thrilled to see a sliding panel or a trap-door even when I'm a hundred".