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|series in range = Short Trips: Companions | |||
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|number in series = 6 | |||
|team = [[Jack (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack]] | |||
|featuring = [[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|Robot dog]] | |||
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|writer = Paul Magrs | |||
prev=A Boy's Tale (short story)| | |anthology = Short Trips: Companions | ||
next=The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)| | |release date = 2 April 2003 | ||
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|next = The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story) | |||
|reprint = Twelve Stories (anthology) | |||
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|next2 = <!--This story does not contain any DWU elements, so please do not give this story a page.-->Waiting On (short story) | |||
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'''''Kept Safe and Sound''''' was the sixth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Companions]]''. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. It featured [[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|a unique model of K9]] that would go on to feature in later stories by Magrs.. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to be | Jack lives with his widowed [[Jack's mother (Kept Safe and Sound)|mother]]. His mother doesn't leave the house much, but every [[Saturday]] they go to the market. Jack spends his allowance at the book store. He is collecting the volumes of the ''[[Books of Mayhem]]''. The [[Bookseller (Kept Safe and Sound)|bookseller]] appreciates Jack's interest in books and tells him if a new volume came in. | ||
One Saturday, the bookseller tells Jack that [[Books of Mayhem: Volume Six|volume six]] is available. Jack pays one [[Pound sterling|pound]] for it, and tells the bookseller that he only has one volume left — volume twelve. | |||
As Jack makes his way through the market, he notices a [[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|robot dog]] in the electrical equipment stall. He strikes up a conversation with the dog, and they become friends. The dog is slowly being sold for parts. Jack visits it every Saturday, but he has to be careful because the [[young man (Kept Safe and Sound)|young man]] who runs the stall doesn't want Jack hanging around the dog. | |||
A few weeks later, Jack finally obtains the [[Books of Mayhem: Volume Twelve|last volume]] of the ''Books of Mayhem''. He is sad to realise that after he reads it there will be no more new stories. That same day, all that is left of the dog is its [[brain]]. The dog promises Jack that if he rescues it, it will tell Jack many new stories. Jack takes the brain home with him. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[K9]] | * [[Jack (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack]] | ||
* "[[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|Robot dog]]" | |||
* [[Jack's mother (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack's mother]] | |||
* [[Bookseller (Kept Safe and Sound)|Bookseller]] | |||
* [[Young man (Kept Safe and Sound)|Young man]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * Jack is collecting volumes of the short story series ''[[Books of Mayhem]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story would later be reprinted in ''[[Twelve Stories (anthology)|Twelve Stories]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Jack's father was killed by a [[Tyrannosaurus rex]] in [[England]] in the middle of the day. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
* [[Fox Soames]] was editor of the ''[[Books of Mayhem]]'' series. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Devil — a Diva! (novel)|To the Devil — a Diva!]]'', ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | |||
* The "robot dog" would later visit [[Fenella Frimbly]] in [[Baker's End]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary (short story)|Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 27 October 2024
Kept Safe and Sound was the sixth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Companions. It was written by Paul Magrs. It featured a unique model of K9 that would go on to feature in later stories by Magrs..
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jack lives with his widowed mother. His mother doesn't leave the house much, but every Saturday they go to the market. Jack spends his allowance at the book store. He is collecting the volumes of the Books of Mayhem. The bookseller appreciates Jack's interest in books and tells him if a new volume came in.
One Saturday, the bookseller tells Jack that volume six is available. Jack pays one pound for it, and tells the bookseller that he only has one volume left — volume twelve.
As Jack makes his way through the market, he notices a robot dog in the electrical equipment stall. He strikes up a conversation with the dog, and they become friends. The dog is slowly being sold for parts. Jack visits it every Saturday, but he has to be careful because the young man who runs the stall doesn't want Jack hanging around the dog.
A few weeks later, Jack finally obtains the last volume of the Books of Mayhem. He is sad to realise that after he reads it there will be no more new stories. That same day, all that is left of the dog is its brain. The dog promises Jack that if he rescues it, it will tell Jack many new stories. Jack takes the brain home with him.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack is collecting volumes of the short story series Books of Mayhem.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story would later be reprinted in Twelve Stories.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack's father was killed by a Tyrannosaurus rex in England in the middle of the day. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
- Fox Soames was editor of the Books of Mayhem series. (PROSE: To the Devil — a Diva!, Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- The "robot dog" would later visit Fenella Frimbly in Baker's End. (PROSE: Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary)
