But a wizard’s rubbish is laced with magic, and for the rats that forage this rubbish, the magic has changed them – they can speak and read, and have rather grand ambitions for a comfortable retirement.
Which is perfect for a con-cat like Maurice. He has his own magical talents, and wants to get rich quick. Together with the rats, and young (rather simple) Keith, the ‘piper’, they work the towns to create their very own plague of rats - then lure them away for cash.
But in the run-down town Bad Blintz, this little con goes wrong, and suddenly these educated rodents aren’t playing to the piper’s tune . . .
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A brand new edition of the Carnegie-medal-winning book, from master story-teller Terry Pratchett. With magical illustrations from Laura Ellen-AndersenEven wizards produce leftovers.But a wizard's rubbish is laced with magic, and for the rats that forage this rubbish, the magic has changed them - they can speak and read, and have rather grand ambitions for a comfortable retirement.Which is perfect for a con-cat like Maurice. He has his own magical talents, and wants to get rich quick. Together with the rats, and young (rather simple) Keith, the 'piper', they work the towns to create their very own plague of rats - then lure them away for cash.But in the run-down town Bad Blintz, this little con goes wrong, and suddenly these educated rodents aren't playing to the piper's tune . . . Even wizards produce leftovers.But a wizards rubbish is laced with magic, and for the rats that forage this rubbish, the magic has changed them they can speak and read, and have rather grand ambitions for a comfortable retirement.Which is perfect for a con-cat like Maurice. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780552576802
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Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Herr Wunder Maurice - ein geschäftstüchtiger Kater - ist auf der Scheibenwelt mit einer ganz besonderen Truppe unterwegs: mit Ratten, die intelligent geworden sind, weil sie von den Abfällen der magischen Unsichtbaren Universität fraßen. Maurice lässt den stillen, bescheidenen Jungen Keith in die Rolle des Flötenspielers schlüpfen, um die Bewohner verschiedener Scheibenwelt-Städte hereinzulegen. Erst wird eine zünftige Rattenplage veranstaltet, dann folgt die Befreiung mit Hilfe des Flötenspielers. Später teilen sie sich das Geld. Alles geht gut, bis die Ratten auf ein Buch der Menschen stoßen. 'Herr Schlappohr hat ein Abenteuer', das bei ihnen ein soziales Gewissen und auch nationalen Ehrgeiz weckt. Sie beschließen, ein eigenes Königreich zu gründen. Denn es muss doch mehr geben im Leben einer Ratte, als in den Abfällen der Menschen zu wühlen und ihre Fallen zu meiden. Man entscheidet, noch eine letzte Plage stattfinden zu lassen, bevor sich die Ratten ihren neuen Ambitionen widmen wollen. Doch in Bad Blintz, einem Ort in Überwald, treffen sie auf überraschende Probleme . 304 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780552576802