Hello, I'm hoping somebody could solve a mystery about a story from my primary school days (a very long time ago!) I remember being read a story in class where we had to count the number of times the word 'AND' appeared - there were LOTS of them. Does this ring a bell with anyone? It may have been in the' Faraway ' series.
Thank you for your thoughts.
Was this an Enid Blyton story?
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Re: Was this an Enid Blyton story?
The books in the Faraway Tree series are:deborahjoan60 wrote:It may have been in the' Faraway ' series.
- The Enchanted Wood
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
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Re: Was this an Enid Blyton story?
I've just counted the number of 'and's in chapter IX of "The Magic Faraway Tree" (entitled "The Land Of Dreams"), and I make it 63 (although I may have missed a couple). Hope this helps!
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Re: Was this an Enid Blyton story?
Please specify some other things about the story too, Deborah, i.e a fairy, a certain naughty brownie, etc.
There are a good deal of stories with a lot of ands!
There are a good deal of stories with a lot of ands!
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Re: Was this an Enid Blyton story?
I can't help wondering why you were asked about the number of 'ands' . I guess that's why not much story has been remembered - too busy counting!
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