Bob is a ten-year-old boy who lives in a tiny flat with his grandpa. Bob has been told he has a funny face.
This is Grandpa. He has been told he has a funny face too. The old man loves his grandson very much, and all he wants is for Bob to be happy. Grandpa is very poor and wishes he had more money to treat his grandson to nice things, like days out together.
Stubbs goes to the same school as Bob. He is a surprisingly short bully.
Stubbs’s gang has two other members, Gaz and Baz. It doesn’t matter who is who, as they are so thick even they don’t know.
Miss Veer is the harassed headmistress at Grottington School, where Bob is a pupil.
Winston is the kindly old zookeeper at the local zoo. He has worked there all his life and thinks of the animals as his friends. They think of him as their friend too as he feeds them, cleans them, and even clears up their droppings.
Sir Basil Basildon is the incredibly grand owner of the zoo. He always wears a safari suit with a cravat.
Sir Basil’s Zoo is home to animals of all shapes and sizes. There are many you might expect to see. Some of the most popular animals are:
The panda.
The elephant.
The tiger.
The zebra.
And of course, the penguins.
But there are also many animals at Sir Basil’s Zoo that you might not expect to see. This story is about one such animal. It’s a fish with a funny face, called a blobfish.