A Child's Dream of the Zoo

When a young boy goes to bed with a headache and fever, he finds himself visited by a long-tailed monkey and a friendly keeper from the zoo. Together they set off through the dark toward Regent’s Park, accompanied by a good-natured Hastings donkey and the promise of extraordinary midnight entertainment.

Inside the zoo, every cage stands open, and the animals have traded their usual wildness for friendship, conversation, music, games, and astonishing performances. Tigers mingle peacefully, monkeys serve refreshments, elephants deliver presents, and even the most unlikely creatures join races, acrobatics, lectures, and celebrations. Told in lively, rhyming verse, this playful dream turns the zoo into a cheerful kingdom where children and animals can share an unforgettable night of comic surprises and impossible wonders.