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The Three Mulla-mulgars
Walter De la Mare
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Three monkey brothers, Thumb, Thimble, and Nod, are Mulla-mulgars or royal monkeys. As she dies, their mother gives them the enchanted Wonderstone for protection, and tells them to follow their father. They embark on a journey of fantastical adventure to find their father, who left years earlier in search of the kingdom of his brother, the Prince of the Valleys of Tishnar, promising to return for them after he had found the way.
Three monkey brothers, Thumb, Thimble, and Nod, are Mulla-mulgars or royal monkeys. As she dies, their mother gives them the enchanted Wonderstone for protection, and tells them to follow their father. They embark on a journey of fantastical adventure to find their father, who left years earlier in search of the kingdom of his brother, the Prince of the Valleys of Tishnar, promising to return for them after he had found the way.
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He was still peeping and peering into the hut, when Thumb pinched his leg to bid him come down. So he slid cautiously down Thimble's back into the cold moonlight again, and told his brothers all he had seen.
"Yes, Mulla-mulgars," he said, "and beside his bow and his sharp-nosed darts, he has three big knubbly cudgels in the corner higher than is Nod. He sits there, muttering and chuffing and sticking a long wood spit in his soup, and then he coughs and says 'Ug!' and beats his black fists on his chest till the flames shake."
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Community Reviews
UPDATE SEP 2014:
I may have been in the mood for sci-fi, received this as a sci-fi recommendation, and been disappointed. I picked it up again and enjoyed it. It is not to the depth of description of other "epic journey" books, and indeed you are left wanting more of a description in some cases. It w
Всё-таки очень непросто читать книгу, в которой половина слов выдуманы автором.
This has to be one of the most original books for children I have read. Africa in the snow is such a weird concept and the absence of human beings is also a big plus.
The relationships between the three brothers in this book are really beautiful. I was very taken by the philosophy of the mullar-mulgars, and by the strong themes of brotherhood and friendship.
Will definitely be reading it to my boy when he's 8 or 9.
Loved the flourishing language and the great story
3.5 stars. By the end of the book, I was really enjoying the world that Walter de la Mare had created. It took me a little while to get into the novel but I'm glad I finished it as the journey of Nod and his brothers was reminiscent of fairytales I loved as a child. I do wonder if J.R.R Tolkien was
What an absolutely delightful book, I almost want to take a star as Mr. Le Mare never wrote a sequel to this outstanding adventure. All at once a fantastical adventure, fairy tale, and yet deep and moving classic. I greatly relate to Nod the younger brother, also lovingly known as the Ummanodda Nizz