Grunty Fen Animals (Past, Present, Owned, Shared or Feral)

Elsan

is a huge, shaggy, filthy, evil-smelling dog which belongs to George Robinson but

he escapes to the LNER when his master is drunk. He is named after a chemical closet.

The Cat

lives in the LNER. Granny has stuffed a cushion with the lumps of matted fur

she plucks from the cat when it sits on her lap.

Brian

the Guard Duck lives on the Great Puddle beside the LNER.

The Padney Pikey

is a bantam cock owned by Dennis

which conceals its position by going “cock-a” in one location and then “doodle-do” in another.

Cherie

is a Chihuahua dog owned by Mrs Jeffrey.

Bomber Harris

is a sparrow living in the church.

Dodger

is the long-deceased dog owned by Dennis as a boy and now buried in the bushes behind the LNER

under a slab of anthracite coal bearing a fossilised fern.

The Goldfish

lives in a bowl on the pianola in the LNER and likes Mackeson in its water.

Mudmogs

are a species of fen cats bred by the Woollard brothers.

Their back legs are longer than their front legs. This makes them nimble in muddy conditions.

The Parrot

helps GP Doc Wallace with diagnoses. Main medical phrases are:

‘That’s a biggun!’ and ‘It’s me nerves’.