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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Cry Baby
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'A boy burns his buttocks after trying to photocopy them, causing him to feel pain whenever he sits down. He then helps his grandfather find a water-holding frog, but they get trapped in the desert without water. Knowing that neither of them can go on any further, the boy sits down on his burnt bottom and tears rush from his eyes as he feels the unbearable pain. His tears fall onto the ground, causing a ton of frogs to appear on the ground and the grandfather's wish is granted.'  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmentionable)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    Unmentionable! : More Amazing Stories Paul Jennings , Ringwood : Puffin , 1991 Z834865 1991 selected work children's fiction children's humour
    — Appears in: Absolut unfassbar! 1996;
    'In "Birdman," the awful Buggins has stolen Sean's hang-glider and now Sean has no hope of winning the annual Birdman competition, or can he? In "The Velvet Throne," Mr Simpkin lives with his lazy brother who orders him around. One day he decides to run away and amazing things start to happen." (Source: Trove)
    Ringwood : Puffin , 1991
    pg. 62-74
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Paul Jennings' Trickiest Stories Paul Jennings , Hawthorn : Penguin , 2008 Z1858189 2008 selected work children's fiction children's

    This special collection of Paul's trickiest stories proves yet again that he is the master of unexpected twists and turns!

    Hawthorn : Penguin , 2008
    pg. 61-75
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