The irrepressible Jennings is undaunted. The pool is out of
bounds because of repainting, but nevertheless he persuades
the wretched Darbishire to creep in and practise swimming
without putting his feet on the bottom. Unfortunately the
pair have to hide hastily in a freshly painted changing cubicle
when Mr Carter and Mr Wilkins stroll in, with the result that
Darbishire has to return to the dormitory wearing his flippers
while Jennings conceals his paint-smeared hands in boxing
gloves.
Such hair raising and hilarious adventures are typical of
Jennings' whole school career. There is the time during the
space travel craze when Jennings gets his head stuck in a
glass dome; the time he locks that irascible "Old Boy" General
Merridew in the library; the alarm clock leaving present for
Mr Wilkins that goes off just at the wrong time; and the visit
to the country cricket match when Darbishire accidentally
"shops" Mr Wilkins as a thief. That is the trouble with Jennings,
simple things always seem to become very complicated whenever
he takes charge!
Another of Anthony Buckeridge's well-known and much-loved
books about Jennings and his friends, whose entertaining adventures
have already been told on television, radio, films, records,
in stage plays and on tape cassette. The books have been translated
into twelve languages and sold more than three million copies.
Now they have been completely re-edited by the author, so
a new generation of young readers will revel in each really
funny story about Jennings and his adventures.
The irrepressible Jennings is undaunted. The pool is out of
bounds because of repainting, but nevertheless he persuades
the wretched Darbishire to creep in and practise swimming
without putting his feet on the bottom. Unfortunately the
pair have to hide hastily in a freshly painted changing cubicle
when Mr Carter and Mr Wilkins stroll in, with the result that
Darbishire has to return to the dormitory wearing his flippers
while Jennings conceals his paint-smeared hands in boxing
gloves. 
