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This is an orphan story (think Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, with all the poor, miserable orphan characters who somehow manage to rise above their circumstances), about a strange little fox-like creature called the Wonderling. He has only one ear and lives in the world's worst orphanage -- The Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures. He can hear and understand all creatures, but exactly how he came to lose his parents is never revealed. The friends he makes along his journey to freedom are amazing in and of themselves!
