The Hunt for the Blue Claveroo

By Alister Wilson

The Hunt for the Blue Claveroo is an adventure written in rhyme. It tells the story of a band of adventurers who set off to hunt a strange beast – the Blue Claveroo - and what happens when they find it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Oct 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781291602067

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The Hunt for the Blue Claveroo

The Hunt for the Blue Claveroo

Alister Wilson

Copyright © 2013, Alister Wilson

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ISBN 978-1-291-60206-7

The Soldier’s Tale

In days of old, the story is told,

There lived an intrepid, brave band.

Their exploits courageous and adventures outrageous

Were talked about all through the land.

At first they were nine, though procession of time

Cut their number down to a mere seven.

As this story unfolds, you will find you are told

Of the ascendance of two up to Heaven.

Our story begins, as with so many things,

At the start. So here’s the adventure:

The Captain and Sergeant and Unicorn all

Had witnessed the Apprentice’s indenture,

When up rushed the Soldier, a man who was bolder

Than many; he shouted "Halloo!

Gather round, listen well, I’ve a tale for to tell

Of the hunt of the Blue Claveroo."

His comrades all came when they heard the dread name

Of this creature by whom they were haunted;

For the Blue Claveroo - an enemy they knew -

Was one