Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Murdoch of the Jungle
    Murdoch of the Jungle
    Murdoch of the Jungle
    Ebook32 pages27 minutes

    Murdoch of the Jungle

    By Jeannie Meekins

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Murdoch – the stereotypical hero of all good B-Grade stories – is an idiot.

    Join our hero as he takes Professor Mortimer and his lovely daughter, Eleanor, through the jungle in search of the fabled lost city of Abracadabra. Battling the hazards of the jungle, snakes, tigers and hot coffee, Murdoch is undaunted in his quest.
    Will he find the lost city of Abracadabra? And will he win the lovely Eleanor’s heart?

    This satirical story is written in the tradition of B-Grade stories, complete with all the stereotypes, creativity and effects – flaws and all.
    The characters are purely fictitious. Any similarities with any person, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.
    The story is not meant to offend. If you may be offended, please don’t download it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeannie Meekins
    Release dateSep 27, 2014
    Murdoch of the Jungle
    Author

    Jeannie Meekins

    Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com

    Read more from Jeannie Meekins

    Related to Murdoch of the Jungle

    Related ebooks

    Action & Adventure Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Deer Man By Geoffroy Delorme Review – Life In The Wilderness

      Apr 13, 2022

      There’s a dreamy moment halfway through Geoffroy Delorme’s brief, sensuous book in which one of the young deer he gets to know curls up beside him, its head resting on his leg. The image is both touchingly familiar and surreal. A couple of walkers no

      4 min read

    • Article

      Herd Mentality

      Apr 22, 2022

      Herd Mentality
      3 min read

    • Article

      Becoming Animal

      May 6, 2020

      Becoming Animal
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Kindness of Strangers

      Apr 27, 2020

      The Kindness of Strangers
      5 min read

    • Article

      Honest Like A Bear Attack

      Apr 21, 2022

      Honest Like A Bear Attack
      10 min read

    • Article

      Building Better Worlds

      Aug 8, 2022

      Building Better Worlds
      4 min read

    • Article

      Protected

      Aug 26, 2022

      Protected
      2 min read

    • Article

      Friends, Foxes And Fun

      Dec 8, 2019

      Friends, Foxes And Fun
      6 min read

    • Article

      Campfire

      May 11, 2023

      In 1994, there were just five of us in a Unimog (an extreme off-road truck) on an adventurous camping trip from Johannesburg into Botswana and Zimbabwe. After the Makgadikgadi Pans, the Okavango Delta and Moremi, we came to Savuti Campsite in Chobe N

      18 min read

    • Article

      Goodbye Gordon

      Jan 21, 2022

      Goodbye Gordon
      7 min read

    • Article

      Keeping An Eye On You

      May 13, 2020

      Keeping An Eye On You
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Old Man and the Boy

      Dec 16, 2019

      The Old Man and the Boy
      3 min read

    • Article

      Africa’s Grey Ghosts

      Aug 9, 2023

      Africa’s Grey Ghosts
      5 min read

    • Article

      Hare Hunting In State Forests

      May 5, 2020

      Hare Hunting In State Forests
      4 min read

    • Article

      Fear In The Night

      Feb 17, 2020

      Fear In The Night
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Struggle For Sable

      Jul 13, 2023

      The Struggle For Sable
      6 min read

    • Article

      Piggy In The Middle

      Jul 21, 2021

      Piggy In The Middle
      4 min read

    • Article

      Mosquito Madness In Madagascar

      Apr 9, 2020

      Tom is an award-winning professional photographer, best known for his high-quality landscape work for advertising, editorial and design clients. More info at: www.tommackie.com As the sun sank behind the majestic baobab trees, I watched as all of the

      2 min read

    • Article

      In The Footsteps Of Jaws

      Jun 2, 2023

      In The Footsteps Of Jaws
      8 min read

    • Article

      Doodlebug & Dandelion Under a Full Moon

      Oct 1, 2021

      Doodlebug & Dandelion Under a Full Moon
      3 min read

    • Article

      No./ 19 THE A-LISTERS WHO SEND YOU TO SLEEP

      Aug 30, 2020

      BEDTIME BOOK: Lost-llama odyssey Is Your Mama A Llama?. DELIVERY STYLE: Gentle and considered when faced with an increasingly complex menagerie of animals. Sound effects include some enthusiastic mooing. STANDOUT LINE: “‘Is your mama a llama?’ I as

      1 min read

    • Article

      TURKEY & TURKEY HUNTING

      Mar 13, 2020

      TURKEY & TURKEY HUNTING
      10 min read

    • Article

      Turn To The Angels

      Jan 19, 2021

      Yesterday I had a list of errands to do, and my mum, who lives with us, had her own list. So off we went – but Mum doesn’t move very fast these days, so we made our way round the supermarket, post office and pharmacy very slowly indeed. Once we got h

      3 min read

    • Article

      Inbox

      Mar 23, 2020

      How Do You Say… Phainopepla? Pauraque? Pyrrhuloxia? Chances are good that most birders don’t know how to properly pronounce at least one of these bird names. And that’s okay: We first learn about many birds through reading, so unless you’ve heard som

      2 min read

    • Article

      Life LESSONS

      Aug 19, 2022

      Life LESSONS
      8 min read

    • Article

      ‘Hello, Beautiful!’

      Sep 1, 2018

      ‘Hello, Beautiful!’
      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Murdoch of the Jungle

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Murdoch of the Jungle - Jeannie Meekins

      Murdoch

      of the

      Jungle

      Murdoch of the Jungle

      Text copyright (C) AT Davidson 2002

      Smashwords edition (C) 2014

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient.

      If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your u se only, please go to Smashwords.com or any online bookstore and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This satirical story is written in the tradition of B-Grade stories, complete with all the stereotypes, creativity and effects – flaws and all.

      The characters are purely fictitious. Any similarities with any person, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.

      The story is not meant to offend. If you feel offended, please don’t download it, or delete it from your system.

      In the corners of our vision there are occasional bursts of light where this odd film presently playing in our heads must be slightly damaged. We hear drums beating. It is some time during the mid—to late—nineteen thirties. The world is, of course, in black and white and dark vertical lines intermittently track downwards as we view the scene before us. But we sit back, knowing full well that whatever happens is only there to, at best, entertain us, or, at worst, cause us to fall asleep. A continuous crackling sound, like cellophane being crumpled, accompanies these interferences. Sometimes the crackling gains in volume, while at others it fades. There are four figures making their way through a jungle, parting the shrubbery before entering a clearing. Closely following the first man to clear the shrubbery (a fellow whom we presume to be the native guide), is a man carrying a machete. It is more a prop than it is of any use. He is, of course, The Hero. His name is Murdoch. Just that; he has no other name. Occasionally people address him as Mr. Murdoch, or Sahib, but that is all. If he does have a Christian name, then he himself is unaware of it. He stops, turns

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1