- Scarface claw
Scarface Claw is a fictitious tom cat who features in the
Hairy Maclary childrens' stories written byNew Zealand authorLynley Dodd . A large, black cat with big yellow eyes and chunks missing from his ears, Scarface has a reputation as the "toughest Tom in town" [ Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Mallinson Rendel, Wellington, 1983)] .Appearances
Scarface Claw is introduced in the first Hairy Maclary story, the
1983 Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy , where he appears from the shadows to terrify Hairy Maclary and his canine friends as they prowl through the town. He features in several of the books that follow, including "Hairy Maclary Scattercat" (1985), "Caterwaul Caper" (1987) (where he becomes stuck up a tree and shatters the town's peace and quiet with his appalling howling), "Rumpus at the Vet" (1989), "Hairy Maclary's Show Business" (1991) (a cat show where he wins the prize for "Most Bad-Tempered"), and "Slinky Malinky Catflaps" (1998). Scarface's sole starring role to date, however, is in the 2001 eponymous book, where he proves unafraid of anything, including dogs, thunderstorms, and large hairy spiders but in the final scene is reduced to abject terror by catching sight of himself in a dusty mirror.References
External links
* [http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000023350,00.html - Lynley Dodd's author's page at Penguin Books]
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