Lynley Dodd Quotes

“Slinky Malinki was blacker than black, a stalking and lurking adventurous cat.”

“He was cheeky and cheerful, friendly and fun, he’d chase after leaves and he’d roll in the sun.”

“What was he up to? At night, to be brief, Slinky Malinki turned into a THIEF.”

“All over town, from basket to bowl, he pilfered and pillaged, he snitched and he stole.”

“One rascally night between midnight and four, Slinky Malinki stole MORE than before.”

“Then Slinky Malinki, rapscallion cat, piled them up high in a heap on the mat.”

“CRASH went the bottles, BEE-BEEP went the clock, RO-RO-RO-RO went the dogs on the block. On went the lights, BANG went the door and out came the family, one, two, three, four.”

“With a tangled up middle and glue on his face, Slinky Malinki was deep in disgrace.”

“NEVER again did he answer the call, when moon shadows danced, over garden and wall.”

“When whispers of wickedness stirred in his head, he adjusted his whiskers and stayed home instead.”

“With tails in the air they trotted on down past the shops and the park to the far end of town. They sniffed at the smells and they snooped at each door.”

″ When suddenly out of the shadows they saw Scarface Claw the toughest Tom in town.”

“Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy and Hercules Morse as big as a horse with Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy”

“Off with a yowl a wail and howl, a scatter of paws and a clatter of claws…straight back home to bed”