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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Alvin Gavenor, Rat and Squid Story, 2018

Alvin Gavenor Yangkaal, b. 1974

Rat and Squid Story, 2018
acrylic on canvas
101 x 101 cm
39 3/4 x 39 3/4 in
MM3909

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One day a rat went down to the seaside and he could see an island, not very far away. He thought and thought about how he could get across to...
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One day a rat went down to the seaside and he could see an island, not very far away. He thought and thought about how he could get across to that island. A squid came along and said 'What's on your mind rat?' The rat told him he'd like to go across to the island but he didn't know how to get there. The old squid scratched his head and then said: 'Rat, I think I could take you there - you'd better jump on my back and I'll swim with you, across to that island.' So the rat jumped onto the squid's back and away they went.

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