The Cockatoucan

by E. Nesbit

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Matilda and her stern nursemaid accidentally pay a visit to a kingdom in which everything is constantly made topsy-turvy every time the Cockatoucan laughs, and so Matilda sets herself to putting things right once and for all.

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A rather slight Nesbit but with some nice touches, notably the disagreeable nurse maid who turned into an Automatic Nagging Machine (

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Matilda and her stern nursemaid accidentally pay a visit to a kingdom in which everything is constantly made topsy-turvy every time the Cockatoucan laughs, and so Matilda sets herself to putting things right once and for all.

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First published in "Nine Unlikely Tales for Children"

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