Dynamite dogs aren’t the only animals causing havoc. In The Trouble with Animals there’s a whole host of creatures, including foxes, rabbits, donkeys and even a penguin. And in The Beak Speaks Dinah the mynah bird, along with a helpful chimpanzee called Arnold Teabag, foil the evil Divine’s plans to make money out of a houseful of captive wild animals.
There was a chimp sitting on the floor with our coffee table on his head. He was covered in soot and a big sooty trail led all the way from the fireplace to where he was sitting.
‘Hello,’ I said, like you do when you meet a chimp with a table on his head. Dinah and the chimp stared at me. He lifted one leg and … well, piffed, noisily. Dinah gave a small choking noise and slowly toppled backwards off her perch.
The Beak Speaks