The King Tingaling Painting

Recap of Book One, The Mysterious Corridor If you have read Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor, then you can skip this bit and head to chapter one. Go on, move along, nothing to see here. Before I begin this recap of Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor, the first book in the gripping Duke & Michel series, I must ask, ‘Why didn’t you read it?’ It’s a perfectly good book at a perfectly reasonable price; full of laughter, adventure and recipes for lamb. I urge you to purchase a copy now, or I shall track you down and hurl cabbages in your general direction. Book one found 12 year-old Michel alone in the garden of his townhouse in Fulham, London – away from his skateboarding mates, much to his annoyance. His cleaning-obsessed French mother was inside, having coffee with her brother and her English husband. Whilst they argued over the national football teams of England and France, Michel was meant to be looking after his tubby little cousin Romain, but had now lost him. It turned out that Romain had gone through a hole in the garden fence, which led to a vortex and an infinitely long corridor in some alternate reality - all very strange indeed. A panicking Michel followed, and that’s where he met Duke: a talking, food-obsessed Basset Hound with big drooping ears, a large belly, black, white and tan fur and an ability to annoy Michel within a nanosecond - or less. They joined forces, as Duke was also looking for family members, and ventured into many strange worlds all of which had been corrupted by a truant-catching, world destroying, unhappiness creating, dictatorial schoolmaster called The Master. Original name, isn’t it? The Master had kidnapped Michel’s cousin and Duke’s brothers, and so Duke and Michel did battle with the Master, eventually winning out – getting to rescue their respective family members, save the worlds, and completely kill an already-partially dead Eleanor - the wife of the Master. Michel then sent the Master away, said his goodbyes to Duke and his brothers, before he and Romain went through a door to get back home… and that’s where we are now. If you found that recap intriguing, then you’ll simply love what happens next. If you didn’t find it intriguing, then please email your name and address to: IWouldLikeACabbageThrownAtMe@EliasZapple.com.