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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1961) (edit title/settings)

by Roald Dahl (Author) (edit contributors)

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When Billy joins the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, he gets a lot more than a new job. First he makes three new friends, then it's time to get to work cleaning all 677 windows of the Duke of Hampshire's house. The Duke is not only the most wealthy man in the country, he's also the most... read more

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  • Billy: The main prtagonist, who befriend a girrafe, a pelican, and a monkey who own a window cleaning business.
  • Pelly: A talking pelican who befriends Billy. He wishes for fish, but barley is able to find anything bigger then sardines.
  • Giraffe: The giraffe also befriends Billy. The girrafe is always hungry, for this girrafe can only eat a rare purple flower, which are not near where the giraffe is.
  • Monkey: The monkey is another of the talking animals group. His job is to wash the windows.
  • Duke of Hampshire: A rich and famous duke who needs his windows cleaned. After the ladderless window cleaners save his house from a robbery, he gives them a home.
  • Duchess of Hampshire: The Duke's wife. Former opera singer.
  • The Cobra: A famous cat burglar.
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Not far from where I live there is a queer old empty wooden house standing all by itself on the side of the road.

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  1. Roald Dahl (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
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Publication Date: 1961
ISBN: 0060878428
Page Count: 32

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