Danny The Champion Of The World -

Danny came up with a clever plan involving raisins and a way to make the pheasants very sleepy so they could be easily gathered. They called this method "The Sleeping Beauty." On the day before the grand shooting party, they carefully prepared the raisins and distributed them throughout the woods. The plan worked perfectly, and soon the birds were fast asleep.

Furious at Mr. Hazell’s cruelty, the duo decided to pull off the greatest poaching raid in history. Mr. Hazell was hosting a massive shooting party for the rich and famous, and William wanted to leave him with no birds to shoot. Danny the Champion of the World

Danny lived with his father, William, in an old gypsy caravan behind their tiny filling station and garage. To Danny, his father was the most wonderful person in the world—a master storyteller and a brilliant mechanic who filled his life with warmth and magic. Danny came up with a clever plan involving