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{{wikipediainfo}}[[Jenny Over-There]] was once called in the context of her job at the [[Multidimensional Finders Service]] to help locate '''the King of [[England]]''', a “foolish, fond old man” who had “run away”. Jenny divined that, after losing his clothing in a storm (as reported by the [[Earl of Kent]]), he had put on a flower crown, and she informed the caller that he was currently “pestering a blind man (…) up by a big tree”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tribulations of Jenny Over-There (short story)|The Tribulations of Jenny Over-There]]'')
{{wikipediainfo}}[[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] was once called in the context of her job at the [[Multidimensional Finders Service]] to help locate '''the King of [[England]]''', a “foolish, fond old man” who had “run away”. Jenny divined that, after losing his clothing in a storm (as reported by the [[Earl of Kent]]), he had put on a flower crown, and she informed the caller that he was currently “pestering a blind man (…) up by a big tree”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tribulations of Jenny Over-There (short story)|The Tribulations of Jenny Over-There]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

Revision as of 07:56, 4 April 2023

Jenny Over-There was once called in the context of her job at the Multidimensional Finders Service to help locate the King of England, a “foolish, fond old man” who had “run away”. Jenny divined that, after losing his clothing in a storm (as reported by the Earl of Kent), he had put on a flower crown, and she informed the caller that he was currently “pestering a blind man (…) up by a big tree”. (PROSE: The Tribulations of Jenny Over-There)

Behind the scenes

The plot details summarised in The Tribulations of Jenny Over-There allow the identification of the King as (a parody of) Shakespeare's King Lear, himself an adaption of the legendary king Leir.


Shakespeare-related concepts in Jenny Everywhere media
Individuals
Juliet CapuletHenry V • Earl of KentKing LearRomeo MontagueWilliam Shakespeare
Works
First FolioThe Christmas CacophonyHenry VRomeo & Juliet