The Pelican who couldn't

A ‘no, you can’t, yes, I can’ story, that may leave you lost for words!

The Pelican that couldn’t

A tale of two tall-talking pelicans who attempt to outdo each other. After much thrashing and splashing and pinching and snapping, one over does it, with feather-flying consequences!

Neil Griffiths Illustrated by

Peggy Collins

£ 7.99 ISBN 978-1-908702-04-3

www.redrobinbooks.com

Neil Griffiths Red Robin

9 781908 702043

Illustrated by

Peggy Collins

For David, Christine and Ian. A wonderful godson and special friends.

Ne i l x

Red Robin Books is an imprint of Corner To Learn Limited Published by

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ISBN: 978-1-908702-04-3 First published in the UK 2012 Text © Neil Griffiths 2012, Illustrations © Peggy Collins 2012 The rights of Neil Griffiths to be identified as the author of this work and Peggy Collins as the illustrator of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Design and paper engineering by

David Rose Printed in China

Neil Griffiths Illustrated by

Peggy Collins

Two pelicans were sitting on a rock together, looking eagerly out to sea.

One said to the other, “I could eat that whole school of pilchards in one go!”

“But they will tickle and wriggle,” replied the other pelican.

“Well, I still can.”

“No, you can

’t.”

“Yes, I can.”

“Can’t.”

“Can.”

And guess what!

It could!

“Well, if you can eat them, I could eat at least one hundred starfish.”

“But they will squirm and writhe,” replied the other pelican.

“Well, just watch.”

“No, you can

’t.”

“Yes, I can.”

“Can’t.”

“Can.”

A ‘no, you can’t, yes, I can’ story, that may leave you lost for words!

The Pelican that couldn’t

A tale of two tall-talking pelicans who attempt to outdo each other. After much thrashing and splashing and pinching and snapping, one over does it, with feather-flying consequences!

Neil Griffiths Illustrated by

Peggy Collins

£ 7.99 ISBN 978-1-908702-04-3

www.redrobinbooks.com

Neil Griffiths Red Robin

9 781908 702043

Illustrated by

Peggy Collins