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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 There's No Such Thing
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'An old man is forced to go to a nursing home. He can only leave if he can prove the existence of a dragon, so he sends his grandson into the sewers to take photos of the dragon. The grandson returns with a box which turns out to be a dragon egg from which a baby dragon hatches. Was later adapted as an episode of Round the Twist, was one of two adaptions to be combined into one episode.' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbelievable_(short_story_collection))

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    y separately published work icon Unbelievable! : More Surprising Stories Paul Jennings , Ringwood : Penguin , 1986 Z668660 1986 selected work children's fiction children's humour "Stare if you dare, into Paul Jennings' wild world. What happens when you grow younger? Where do ghosts sit their exams? How would you cope if a million birds did it on you? Where did the eyes in the bottle come from? Nine stories that you would never dream of." (Source: Trove) Ringwood : Penguin , 1986 pg. 16-28
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    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. 17-30
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