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Considering that 'Little Miss Sunshine' is the subject of this book, it is surprising to discover that the opening sentence in the book is, 'Welcome to Miseryland.' And, as is to be expected by the town's name, everything in it is miserable, indeed it is classed as 'the most miserable place in the world'. For instance birds wake up in the trees crying and even the King of Miseryland sat on his throne all day with tears streaming down his face; 'Oh, I'm so unhappy,' he sobbed.

Then into this atmosphere comes Little Miss Sunshine. She is returning from her holiday where she had a lovely time. She was driving home, whistling happily when she saw a sign saying 'To Miseryland'. As she had never heard of it before, she decided to turn off and visit the town.

What greeted her was a sign declaring'YOU ARE NOW ENTERING MISERYLAND' underneath which were the words 'SMILING, LAUGHING, CHUCKLING, GIGGLING FORBIDDEN by order of the King'.

She arrived at a castle and smilingly asked the soldier on guard if she could see the King. The guard immediately placed her under arrest and when she asked why he explained that she had been smiling.

This led to an encounter between Little Miss Sunshine and the King and she queried the whole concept of Miseryland and explained what needed to be done to make it change. The King at first was unconvinced but then he saw the light and when Little Miss Sunshine left, he was laughing and Miseryland had changed its name. I wonder if you can work out what its new name was?

A lovely little story with a happy and laughter-filled ending [clue to the new name of the town!].