Gasser Gecko Goes To Town

This is a story about a house gecko, a small reptile commonly found in

most homes in Egypt. Gasser, however, is a gecko with gumption, who

decides that there must be more to life than scuttling across ceilings and

hiding from humans. Refusing to be satisfied with the tales told by the

Elders of the family about the World Beyond Our Walls, he decides to take

matters into his own hands and find out for himself.

Having practiced a long-distance leap, he times things perfectly so that he

lands on the roof of the Doctor's car just as he is about to set off. An array

of bewildering sights, including the dazzling Nile he discovers really exists,

leave him stunned but exhilarated – and smugly...