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\nTo Uncle Mike -for stories and songs.  \nTb Arthur-who carries them on-SPC  \nFor my dear family and friends.Your support and cheermean the world to me,I love you all to the moon and back.A special thank you to Janetta and Judith for their visionand patient guidance throughout-RS  \n# About the Story\n\nThe King with Dirty Feet is inspired by an Indian folktale called The King andthe Cobbler,which is included in The Thief of Love:Bengali Tales from Courtand Village,edited by Edward C Dimock,University of Chicago Press,1963.The King with Dirty Feet by Sally Pomme Clayton was originally published inTime for Telling,edited by Mary Medlicott and illustrated by Sue Williams,Kingfisher,1991.  \nText copyright e Sally Pomme Clayton 1991,2018  \nIllustrations copyright e Rhiannon Sanderson 2018  \nFirst published in Great Britain and in the USA in 2018by  \nOtter-Barry Books,Little Orchard,Burley Gate,Hereford,HR13QS  \nwww.otterbarrybooks.com  \nAll rights reserved  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nThe Kingwith  \nDirtyfFeet  \nWritten by Sally Pomme ClaytonIllustrated by Rhiannon Sanderson  \nOnce upon a time there was a king.He lived in a beautiful palace in India.His kingdom was filled with trees,flowers,animals,and a lovely river.The king had everything he wantedand was very happy.  \nBut there was one thing that this king hated,  \nand that was bathtime.  \nThe king had not washed for a week,  \nhe had not washed for a month,  \nmelliest king there has even been.abu was very polite about the smell.ked to be near the king.y,the smell became too muchhimself!  \nsaid,rather sadly,ime I had a bath.”  \nThe king walked slowly downto the river.But newstravelled fast.  \nEveryone rushed down tothe river bank to get the best view.","cbCaigYPili8xszG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigYPili8xszG","pdf",2534995,32,"English","# About the Story\n## Origins of the Tale\n## Publication Details","[{\"question\":\"What is the inspiration behind 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