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Arabel, Mortimer, and the Escaped Black Mamba

by Joan Aiken · 1973

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A black mamba has escaped from the zoo and Arabel and Mortimer are missing. This story was originally published in the collection Tales of Arabel's Raven.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 74 pages

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