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    May, Magic and Moonlight
    May, Magic and Moonlight
    May, Magic and Moonlight
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    May, Magic and Moonlight

    By Anne Gaelan

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    One May Day a country boy escapes to London in the car of the amazing Mr Cat, stage musical star and champion fighter. Mr Cat sends the lad to his friend the Alderman FitzWarren who offers him lodgings and helps to find him a job as a city cook.

    Dick befriends the Alderman's daughter Alice and seems to be on course for a happy life but alas, clouds soon beckon.

    The head cook dislikes Dick. Even worse, a villain is in London's midst who can charm the birds off the trees and, it is rumoured, even the old moon down from the sky.

    He is the master-rogue King Rat. He sneaks into houses of the rich at night, eats their food, dances till dawn with his rat kingdom and leaves a mess afterwards. He even persuades the poor to join him on his night jaunts.

    King Rat's ultimate mission is revenge on Mr Cat for killing his father.

    Yet his rat kingdom don't want to go out when Mr Cat is around. They fear him.

    Luckily for them an Arab king invites Mr Cat and the Alderman to visit him. The king wants Mr Cat to kill the rats in his palace. He also wants to buy the Alderman's many antiques.

    When they both sail away on the king's ship the rats begin their old antics. They start stealing food from the city hall where banquets and lunches are held.

    Dick Whittington, the newcomer is blamed. He loses his job. Then the Alderman's return ship is lost at sea.

    Although he loves Alice, Dick decides to leave London but the bells tell him to turn round. They say he will be Lord Mayor of London three times.

    The Alderman's ship returns with riches. Mr Cat finds King Rat. They fight. Mr Cat defeats King Rat. Dick forgives him. King Rat charms all with his most powerful instrument. Suddenly people understand his success. They follow him.

    A bereft Mr Cat goes to a park and sits alone. A cat fan appears who has gone to see him in his shows every night and wants to marry him.

    She fetches the Classical Cat Quartet from a nearby hotel and makes him dance with her. They fall in love. They marry.

    In a few years, Dick Whittington becomes Lord Mayor of London and marries Alice. Together they enjoy the wide variety of music offered by the city of London and mostly live happily ever after.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnne Gaelan
    Release dateDec 8, 2014
    ISBN9781310184895
    May, Magic and Moonlight
    Author

    Anne Gaelan

    Education: Dip. Theatre, Birmingham School of Acting, B.A. Hons. Music, Sheffield University, CTABRSMAward: Judge's Special CommendationCompetition: The Poetry Box Halloween Poetry Annual Award 2015Featured In: Writing Magazine December 2015Short Films:Adieu with Love (2006)Through the Dating Website (2011)The Genius and the Rebel (2015)Wilde-Douglas (2015)Feature Poet atThe Poetry Cafe in London, April 2016Anne Gaelan is a published performance poet, novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.. Her poems have featured in 'The Poetry of Surrender', 'Quantum Leap' and 'An Lucht Lonrach'. She is also a lyricist and composer. In 2016 she wrote the rap for Morecambe Carnival.She has worked with young people on film making through involvement in the local film society Lancaster Film Makers' Co-op.At present she is working on a book about Arthur Ransome in time for the fiftieth anniversary of his death next year and is working on a book of children's poems.In addition to writing, she is an accomplished singer-pianist, and teaches the flute, Chinese flute, piano and keyboard to adults and children.

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      May, Magic and Moonlight - Anne Gaelan

      May, Magic and Moonlight

      by Anne Gaelan

      Copyright © 2014 by Anne Gaelan.

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the author or publisher.

      First Ebook Edition: November 2014

      To Mum and Dad

      With thanks to Mum and Dad for their support and Rebecca for wonderful art work.

      About May, Magic and Moonlight

      A country boy seeks adventure in London. He meets the mysterious Mr Cat and his life takes off; but alas, a villain is in their midst. Can the two overcome the threat to their happiness? Join them in a riotous journey of fun in London.

      Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      About the Author

      Chapter 1

      It’s the perfect time to skedaddle, thought a happy spirit in a crowd.

      The small market town buzzed and bustled around him that May Day. Vendors called. Mothers clucked. Stalls were packed with all kinds of sweets on that sunny day. Strawberry and lemon bonbons, jelly babies, Aztecs, sherbet fountains with liquorice, lollipops, chocolate bananas and striped rock were just some of the fare for eager children.

      In between them were stands selling pink and white candyfloss, ice creams, hot dogs, French fries, hot marshmallows and cans of ice-cold drinks.

      No-one spotted the orphan boy with kind hazel eyes and a mop of black hair slip away. An old rucksack was on his back. He made his way to a tiny lane then trudged up a hill. He walked miles and miles and miles. At last he came to a highway where he sank onto an old milestone. There he pulled the sack off his back and took out a bottle of root beer which he drank in huge gulps. Then he pulled out a square of cardboard. His sign read LONDON.

      After a short time a white car with an open roof stopped by him. Inside was a handsome tortoiseshell cat wearing the smartest royal blue suit and sunglasses with silver stars on. A white carnation was in the button-hole of his jacket.

      The boy gasped. This was a very cool cat!

      Well? said the driver. What are you waiting for?

      The boy jumped in.

      I’m Mr Cat, said a soft voice. And you?

      Dick, Dick Whittington, said the young hitch-hiker.

      What brings you to London lad? asked Mr Cat.

      I want to make my fortune and be a rich man, answered Dick. So much is going on there now. I just can’t bear the thought of working on a farm all my life.

      I should think not, sniffed his new friend.

      Do you live in London? he asked the cat.

      I stretch my claws, said his host with majesty. I travel the isle to tap dance with my troubadour toes and bring song to the world with my fine voice. This summer I am indeed on the London stage.

      How exciting!

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