Perry at the Priory
In the summer of 2004 Pericles the Decoy Duck spent a month in The Priory to get over his worm and bird seed addiction.
This blog was originally set up to chronicle his experiences and the inevitable escape attempts.
However, it refuses to die.
The Characters
Pericles - Our Hero
Ron - a Lemming, Pericles's roommate
Bob - a discontented lizard
Dai - a Llama
Schrondinger - a Cat, Dai's roommate
Hermione - a Peking Duck
Thaisa - a Duck, Perry's sometime girlfriend
Doris - a Turkey, Matron at The Priory
Skippy - a dodgy Kangeroo
Sandi- a Great Dane
and
Ethel - a duckling who claims to be the fruit of Perry's loins
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Duck - 1 Rat - 0
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Sadly, it seems that the thug culture in this coutry has even reached tranquil Theydon Bois. However, I'm glad that the Epping Forest Guardian was on the ball and managed to cover this story as it was breaking. The rodents behind gratuitous duckophobic attacks such as this must be publicised as the snivelling cowards they undoubtedly are. You'll be glad to hear that the duck valiantly defended itself, effortlessly swatting its attacker who doubtless retreated with a bruised ego and a bent snout.(Is it just me or is that photo completely indecipherable?)
I'm sure that the above news link will probably be obsolete fairly soon so the text is here:
THE peace and tranquility of Theydon Bois was shattered when a rat decided to attack a duck on The Green.
And by chance Guardian photographer Shaun Curry was on the spot to capture these incredible images.
Shaun said: "I've been on the lookout for unusual pictures for the paper and decided to stop in the village to get some autumnal shots around the pond and along the avenue of trees, but I never expected to see what I did.
"It was a pure fluke. I barely had enough time to put my camera to my eye."
The duck escaped with just a few ruffled feathers.
5:51pm Thursday 25th November 2004
posted at 3:36 AM
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