I Was a Rat!, Or, the Scarlet Slippers

‘I WAS A RAT!’

So insists Roger. Maybe it’s true. But what is he NOW?

A terrifying monster rampaging in the sewers?
The Daily Scourge is sure of it.

A money-spinning fairground freak?
He is to Mr Tapscrew.

A champion wriggler and a downy card?
That’s what Billy hopes.

Or just an ordinary small boy, though a little ratty in his habits? Only three people believe this version of the story. Only one of them knows who Roger really is. And luckily a story about her can sell even more newspapers than one about a rat-boy …