Kirjahaku

Here's a sneak look at who's inside and what they get up to.ALLIGATORS--a sort of joining BUSTARD--big bird, no taste CATBIRD--a bird that eats cats? DOG--a sad hound story EEL, SEAL--no dinner today FISH (Grouper)--an awful mistake GUMMY SHARK--beware HORSE, GOAT--a mixed marriage INVERTEBRATES--let's hear it for the little guys JACKRABBIT--making a monk of himself KANGAROO--(don't tell Mama, this one's naughty) LORIS--a sort of Dinosaur? MICE--what the farmer's wife didn't know . . . or did she? NEWT--an unpleasant event OWL--a horror movie PUFFERFISH--an overblown reputation QUAIL, RAIL--seeking the Holy Grail RETRIEVER--a love story SPIDER--watch what you drink, Miss Muffet TRITON, CHITON (Mollusks)--sparring partners UROCHORDATE (Sea Squirt)--this story goes nowhere VARANUS (Lizard)--a fairy wizard saves her life WORM--size matters XENOPUS (Frog)--a repaired blow-up YETI--the very first spelled word ZIPHIUS (Whale) + Friends--whale mail AT THE ZOO--a field trip for you

As in the first volume of Strange Bedfellows, etymologically related words, most surprisingly so (strange bedfellows), are used to construct amusing and/or amazing pairs, phrases, whole sentences, essays and nonsense stories. Most are accompanied by silly comments, tall tales with recurring characters, poems, fake news and ads. A larger dose of satire than in vol.1 is also included, with a number of Trump send-ups. Again there is a large appendix citing many other etymological surprises.