This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
First published 2014 in The Great War: Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War by Walker Books Ltd, 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
This illustrated edition published 2018
Text © 2014, 2018 Michael Morpurgo
Illustrations © 2018 David Gentleman
The right of Michael Morpurgo and David Gentleman to be identified as author and illustrator respectively of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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ISBN 978-1-4063-8527-4 (ePub)