Talis and the Thousand Tasks

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Chase Out the Red Dragon 12m Johnny Yin Yang needs a costume in order to celebrate the year of the Dragon at his Chinese…

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Return the Honour to the Lady of Percival 12m At the races, able squire Talis persuades Pat to put her money on a horse called Percival. The…

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Deliver Thine Kingdom from the Assailants 12m To the children's great displeasure, their favourite play space is about to be turned into an office block.…

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Chase the Brigands from Avalon 12m The Fields have to visit their cantankerous Aunt Agatha. Only Gwinny manages to get out of it by…

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Acquire the Words of Knowledge 12m Pat, accompanied by Talis, auditions for a TV game show. But it's Talis who gets chosen! A Medieval…

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Save the Silver Palace 12m The children are rehearsing "Romeo and Juliet" at the Silver Palace theatre. Unfortunately, a film version of the…

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Retrieve the Exile's Cart 12m The Field family set off on a caravan holiday. Talis is convinced that the Fields have been banished…

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Warn Your Hosts of the Impending Famine 12m Pat Field organises a party in Purlieu Park to celebrate the birthday of her daughter Gwinny. Seeing the…

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Save the Coach from the Grave 12m Baron Field finally decides to trade in his old banger for a swanky new model. In the excitement…

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Bring Back the Pot of Gold 12m It's charity day in Purlieu. Baron Field buys a ticket for the lottery arranged for the event. To…

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Reverse the Spell 12m Miss Drabble, Pat Field's neighbour, asks her to mend the fence separating their two gardens. She doesn't want…

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Save the Orphan 12m Miss Drabble meets Gwinny Field in the park and asks her to look after her newborn nephew. But…

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The Knight Shall Kiss the Damsel 12m Gwinny is in a great state of excitement: her idol, Broke Willow, is making a medieval movie in…

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Save the Tortured Damsels 12m Gwinny falls under the spell of Alphonse, her gym teacher. She spends all her time at his club,…

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Join the Knights of Fire 12m Pat is all set to attend a voluntary firefighter's course. Gwinny is supposed to go with her, but…

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The Great Tournament 12m The Purlieu basketball team is doing very badly, so badly that Jack Jackson has threatened to withdraw his…

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Help the Damsel in Distress 12m Gwinny takes advantage of her parents' absence for an evening to secretly organise her first party. A first…

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Take Your Host into the Skies 12m Finding an old parachute, Baron boasts to his admiring family about his past exploits as a parachutist. Thinking…

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Maintain the Inn 12m Famous pop star, Cliff Minstrel, is giving a special concert in Purlieu!! Gwinny, working at the Red Dragon,…

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Break the Misfortune 12m The schoolchildren are disappointed: their annual outing has been cancelled. There's no one to drive the bus and…

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Drive Out the Phantom 12m The Fields inherit the manor of their late Uncle Ernest, to the great chagrin of Aunt Agatha who…

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Acquaint Yourself with a Valorous Heart 12m Professor Carp asks his students to write a report on whoever they feel to be the most important…

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Protect Our Heads from the Sky 12m Pat organises an al fresco amateur painting exhibition. Bob Brush's weather forecast predicts sunshine. Talis doesn't agree: all…

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Support the Weakling 12m Troy Chunk, a renowned tough guy, arrives at school. Everyone is frightened of him... Poor Dick makes a…

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Try to Find Work, and Try, Try Again 12m Baron is fired from his job, but can't bring himself to tell his family. Talis finds out what's…

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Bring Assistance to the Beggar 12m The unscrupulous Bob Brush files a report gratuitously destroying the reputation of the Red Dragon. According to him,…

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Reunite the Family 12m Liz is suddenly seized by a terrible doubt. Is she really her parents' daughter? They are dunces while…

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Restore the Reputation 12m Jack Jackson taunts Baron after beating him at a game of Monopoly. It's only normal that someone of…

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Denounce the False Oracles 12m A 'psychic' arrives in Purlieu. He sees an easy target in Pat: particularly since he has stolen her…

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Lift the Liar's Punishment 12m Mordy is always telling lies to get himself out of the messes he creates. But enough is enough!!…

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Find the Queen of Hearts 12m Professor Carp falls head over heels in love with a beautiful stranger, but doesn't know how to get…

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Protect Your Faithful Steed 12m Running after Fish one day, Gumbo suddenly becomes disobedient and causes an enormous amount of damage. Officer Bean…

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Reveal the Magician 12m Dick decides he wants to become a magician. His father is against the idea. He wants his son…

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Sign the Declaration of Peace 12m Baron is fed up: Pat never lets him express himself. And when he buys a nuclear fallout shelter…

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Safeguard the Home 12m An estate agent has convinced the Fields to buy a magnificent house at an exceptional price. It's a…

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Assist the Artisan 12m Pat has started making home-made yoghurt. Thanks to Talis, who has a knack for getting himself noticed, it…

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Give the Miserable One his Honour Back 12m Baron feels like a loser. His life is incredibly boring. To improve his standing in Pat's eyes, Talis…

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Help the Old Woman 12m Miss Drabble finds herself locked up in a very special boarding house in place of her cousin, whom…

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Rescue the Reckless from Peril 12m Professor Carp takes the children skiing. Everyone is happy - except Talis. In his land, snow is a…

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Acknowledge the Good Son 12m Mordy and his father, Maurice, team up for a bowling competition. But Maurice's desire to win is so…

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Return the Confidence 12m Model pupil Liz is chosen to participate in a competition to find the region's best student. But she…

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Reject the Glory 12m Talis saves a little boy from under the wheels of a truck. This act of bravery is normal…

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Exonerate the Innocent 12m Baron is unjustly blamed for the disappearance of Miss Drabble's frog and thrown in prison! The Field family…

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Sweeten the Cherub 12m The wealthy Mr Richville takes his disturbed son, Julian, to the best toyshop in Purlieu. Meeting Talis, Julian…

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Teach the People Freedom 12m To her family's great distress, Gwinny decides to move into a flat of her own. Only Talis thinks…

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Solve the Mystery 12m Officer Bean is devastated: Lancelot's sword has been stolen from the museum! Talis decides to solve the mystery.…

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Never Give Up Hope 12m Talis inadvertently gives the best coin in Baron's collection to a delivery man as a tip! He sets…

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Keep the Promise 12m Dick promises to buy his friends a float for the carnival if he wins the prize in a…

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Celebrate the Troubadour's Songs 12m Talis inadvertently breaks an old record belonging to Pat. Unfortunately, it's her favourite singer, and the record's no…

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Protect the Damsel from the Vampire's Kiss 12m It's Halloween. Talis is convinced that demons are going to take over the town! Sword in hand, he…

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Eradicate the Epidemic 12m To get out of a ridiculous parade, all the students pretend to be sick. Talis sees this as…

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Seal the Blood Ties 12m Gwinny and Liz have an argument. Talis tries to help them make up... but only manages to make…