This account is a description of the Conscription in 1945 of Gerald Cooper, and of his subsequent deployment to locations in England for training, and then to the Middle East. He was deployed in Egypt, Palestine, and Cyprus, where he observed the workings of the British Army. He had a German POW batman for part of his deployment. His batman was an industrious craftsman who made him a sturdy canvas briefcase out of tent canvas. That briefcase, a memento of that era, saw him through architectural school in Leeds. It also saw his much younger brother-in-law through university, and is still in...

This is the first story in the collection of six prize-winning stories. It is about a crow named Two-Shot. His stomach constantly gets him into all kinds of trouble, but he is also a mischievous bird. He plays tricks on his friends, and sometimes has the most brilliant ideas. His ideas all lead toward the same end; getting food. He has an especially good friend; Mildew Scatterbrain, the scarecrow, but Mildew doesn't scare Two-Shot. They are the best of friends (most of the time) because Mildew doesn't eat anything in competition with Two-Shot. These stories describe some of the outrageous...

Two-Shot's friends have found a new hero to admire; an owl. Not only an owl, but a King Owl They now begin to ignore Two-Shot. This will never do. Two Shot must find some way to get rid of the owl or his life will never be as comfortable as it was. So, that owl thinks he's a King Owl does he? We'll soon see about that. He will have to meet with The Examiner of Kings first. Of course, the exalted Examiner of Kings is none other than Two-Shot.