The Whipping Boy is a book with only 90 pages, but it has many meanings. It is a story about two boys who have nothing in common becoming friends after running away. It is very enjoyable. Summary: One day, Prince Horace, who is called Prince brat for his behavior, runs away with Jemmy, his whipping boy. They are captured by two villains named Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater. They escape and meet a girl named Betsy, who travels with a bear called Petunia. Then they ride a carriage to the fairground with a man called Captain Nips. They finally escape from Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater in the sewers. Character Details: Jemmy is an orphan who catches rats to earn money. He is taken to the catsle to be Prince Horace’s whipping boy. …show more content…
He got his name because he ate too much garlic and got a bad breath. His partner, Cutwater, is the opposite of Hold-Your-Nose Billy. I think he got his name because he is very thin. He does not have an unique personality. Plot Details: One day, Prince Horace decides to run away, and he takes Jemmy as a manservant. Jemmy was planning to run away as soon as they left the catsle, but they are caught by Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater. Jemmy is mistaken for the prince because he could write and Prince Horace could not. They flee and find a bear in the woods. The bear scares away the villains. It was a dancing bear named Petunia, traveling with a girl named Betsy. She tells them where the river is. They get to ride a carriage with a man named Captain Nips. Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater find them again. They hit Prince Horace, thinking he was the whipping boy. Petunia saves them, and they all go to the fair together. They meet the villains again in the sewers. Jemmy, who knows a lot about the sewers, leads Prince Horace into a safe place. The villains go into the sewers under the brewery, where very dangerous rats live. Prince brat decides to go back to the catsle, but only if Jemmy went with him. Jemmy gets to live in the catsle with the royal