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Q. Why couldn’t Bilge, Spit and Blister play cards?

  A. Because they were sitting on the deck.

  Q. Which part of a gundiskump weighs the most?

  A. Its scales.

  Q. What lies at the bottom of the Undersea and shakes?

  A. A nervous wreck.

  Q. What is a gundiskump’s favourite meal?

  A. Fish and ships.

  Q. How do you talk to a gundiskump at the bottom of the Undersea?

  A. Drop him a line.

  Canker’s Cooking Song

  If your tastebuds are a-tinkle

  And your belly starts a-twitchin’

  Head below the deck, old friend,

  And come to Canker’s Kitchen.

  Lummy snacks in flaming vats

  of lumpish, scrummly sauce.

  You’ll find it all in here, you will.

  A feast awaits because …

  There’s a squidger on the griddle

  And some shrimp scales in the kettle.

  Come and hear the tin lids rattle

  As the deep-fried prawks all sizzle.

  See the pots and pans all jostle

  Round the hot flames in the middle.

  But the recipe’s a muddle

  And your belly’s all a-bungle

  True, the soup is in a puddle

  And the seaweed crisps are brittle,

  But there’s plenty here to gobble

  When your tummy starts to grumble.

  Don’t just stand outside and dribble

  When, for grub, your chomper’s itchin’.

  Head below the deck, old friend,

  And FEAST in Canker’s Kitchen.

  Honkhumptious news indeed! Not so long ago, all those brainy-bonks at Puffin Books held a whoppsy great competition to see who could come up with the lummiest, most tummy-tinkling troll menu. Lots of younglings from all over the place entered but there could be only one whoop-de-doop-de-winner!!

  Congra-troll-ations to Hugo Mathew from Bedford Prep School for your squibbly trollicious menu …

  My mouth is slobber-gobbin’ at the thought of it …

  DON’T MISS NEVILLE’S

  FIRST ADVENTURE

  UNDERNEATH …

  AND ENJOY THE TROLLS’

  HILARIOUS VISIT TO

  THE OVERLINGS!

  PUFFIN BOOKS

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  First published 2012

  Text copyright © Steven Butler, 2012

  Illustrations copyright © Chris Fisher, 2012

  Cover illustration by Chris Fisher

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  The moral right of the author and illustrator has been asserted

  ISBN: 978-0-14-134046-3