Paddy Platypus and the Mysterious Cave

This is another of the ongoing series of Paddy Platypus adventures. This time Paddy solves a great problem for a dear friend of his, Billy Badger. Billy had lost his old rotted tree trunk of a home to termites. Paddy father, old DB suggested that he take over a hidden cave which was empty.

It was suggested by another of Paddy’s friends, Beverly Bandicoot, that the cave was haunted. Billy didn’t care; he moved in. His first night was a disaster, screams and yells and stuff.

Paddy stayed with him the second night to make sure he wasn’t dreaming—he wasn’t—more screams and stuff.

Both Billy and Paddy got brave and searched for the racket in the cave. They found it. It was just a parrot who was guarding the treasure of long John Silver. But they found out that there was no treasure in the chest. It was Zasu the parrot who was guarding and making all the scary noises.

Zasu ,furious with Lon John for taking the treasure he was guarding, decided to fly off into the forest and leave the cave for Billy. Paddy went for a long swim after his ordeal.

Tom de Paolo was born in Hollywood, California. His neighbors included Walt Disney and Cecil B. DeMille. After studying cinema at the University of Southern California, he joined the air force and served with a movie crew documenting World War II. He then joined the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency and worked mainly in the television industry on such shows as The Bob Hope Show, Laugh-In, Zorro, and the Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. After retiring from JWT, he kept up his relationship with Disney and worked as a marketing consultant at Disneyland. Now retired for good, he lives in Laguna Beach, California, where he writes and enjoys golf. He has published four cookbooks and a book on fitness for seniors. This is his third book in the Paddy Platypus series.