CHAPTER 1 In which Tish comes out of Nowhere Have you ever heard of Tish Tish who was -quick like a mongoose but lazy like a bear Tish who was heavy like a mammoth but had a heart like a feather Tish who had small stumpy wings and could almost nearly fly Tish who cried so easily when he was happy or hungry or mad Well now you have He is yours too Because Tish belongs to everybody but especially to Charles Dimple Which is only fair since Charles was the one to dream him up in the first place Tish began as a spark An idea To start with he was no more than a speck of gold dust He floated 5
