The King of Custard Castle
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Four stories about Custard Castle, which has three hundred dusty rooms and only seven people.
The Thing in the Dungeon: something is howling and yowling in the depths of the castle, and it's up to Jack the servant-boy to find it...
The Dragon under the Stairs: Custard Castle is freezing! So why won't the dragon light the fires?
The Messy Princess: Bella the maid is fed up with tidying Princess Fifi's things, so she turns the tables on her.
The Marvellous Moat: the King decides that Custard Castle needs a moat. But when Wizard Watchit casts a spell on it, he ends up with a very unusual moat indeed...
Full of humour and gentle excitement, The King of Custard Castle is perfect for younger children or for reading aloud.
Emma Laybourn
I'm a qualified teacher and librarian who has had seven children's books published in traditional form in the UK and USA. I've also had about sixty short stories published in British and Australian magazines.In 2012 I set up a child-friendly website, www.megamousebooks.com, to offer free children's stories, ebooks and printable puzzles. Five years later I created my second site, www.englishliteratureebooks.com, as a home for free abridged classic novels and classic poetry ebook collections. Keeping both sites going is proving a full-time job, but a very enjoyable one!
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The King of Custard Castle - Emma Laybourn
The King of Custard Castle
Four stories about Custard Castle
Emma Laybourn
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2012 Emma Laybourn
You can read six more stories about Custard Castle in The Ghost of Custard Castle, also available at Smashwords.
And there are lots of other stories at Emma Laybourn’s website, www.megamousebooks.com.
Happy Reading!
Table of Contents
The Thing in the Dungeon
The Dragon Under the Stairs
The Messy Princess
The Marvellous Moat
The Thing in the Dungeon
Custard Castle had three hundred dusty rooms, and seven people.
There was the King, the Queen, and Princess Fifi. There was a maid, a wizard, and a cook. There was a ghost, who didn’t really count.
And there was Jack.
Jack was the servant-boy. He had lots of different jobs to do.
When Princess Fifi went riding, Jack was the Stable-boy. He liked that job, because he got to groom the horse.
When the Queen mended the bathroom pipes, Jack was the Plumber’s Mate. He liked that job, because he got to hold the spanners.
When Wizard Watchit was cooking up a spell, Jack was the Wizard’s Helper. He liked that job best of all, because he got to stir the cauldron.
But all too often, Jack was the Guard. He had to be the Guard whenever the King was in his treasure room, counting out his money.
Jack hated being the Guard. The Guard had to stand as straight and stiff as a broom-handle. The treasure room was cold and dark, and the King spent far too long in there. He stayed there for hours.