A Monster Ate My Marmite

By Eric Brown

Mouse and Millie are back!

This time, their homework is to write a story about knights.

Luckily they have Umba-Wumba’s space-time ship and can go back in time to see for themselves.

They meet a real knight, but he has a problem.

He has to kill a monster that’s loose in the village.

Can Mouse and Millie help?

A Monster Ate My Marmite is another fun adventure in time with Mouse and Millie and their alien friend.

Written, edited and designed for young readers who love gripping stories with as few obstacles to reading as possible. Particularly suitable for dyslexic, struggling and reluctant readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: infinity plus
• Release date: May 2, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386536406

Eric Brown

Twice winner of the British Science Fiction Award, Eric Brown is the author of more than twenty SF novels and several short story collections. His debut crime novel, Murder by the Book, was published in 2013. Born in Haworth, West Yorkshire, he now lives in Scotland.

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A Monster Ate My Marmite

Eric Brown

Published by infinite press

© Eric Brown 2011, 2017

Cover and interior design by Keith Brooke

First published by Barrington Stoke, 2011

No portion of this book may be reproduced by any means, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise, without first obtaining the permission of the copyright holder.

The moral right of Eric Brown to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

Contents

Chapter One: Umba-Wumba!

Chapter Two: Back in Time

Chapter Three: A Dirty Knight

Chapter Four: A Monster!

Chapter Five: The Useless Knight

Chapter Six: The Knight’s Story

Chapter Seven: The Monster Talks

Chapter Eight: We See the Monster

Chapter Nine: Goodbye Elephant

Chapter Ten: A Brave Knight, Really

Chapter Eleven: Home!

A Monster Ate My Marmite

Chapter One

Umba-Wumba!

I was walking down the lane with my best friend Millie. I had been to the shop, and I had a jar of Marmite in my back-pack. I wanted to get home and make a big Marmite sandwich.

It was Friday, and I was thinking about our homework. We had to write a story about knights in armour.

I have a great idea, Millie said. You can do the homework with me. We’ll make up a story tomorrow.

But I don’t have any books about knights, I said.

"I’ve got lots of books