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The lost thing

by Shaun Tan

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A kid finds a lost 'thing' on the beach when he's scavenging for his bottle top collection. The thing is a large, freakish creature that looks like a cross between a crab and a pot-bellied stove.

Humorous storiesLost and found possessionsImaginationJuvenile fictionFictionFantasyChild and youth fictionChildren's fictionScience fictionBoys, fiction