Asterix and The Magic Carpet

Asterix and the Magic Carpet--------------------------------------------------The little Gaulish village where Asterix and Obelix live has just onedrawback - its bard is the worst musician in the entire ancient world.When Cacofonix strikes up, his singing sends the sun behind cloudsand makes rain begin to fall. But that's just what they want in thedistant Eastern kingdom of Rajah Watzit, where the guru Hoodunnit,with his sidekick Owzat, is threatening to end a terrible drought bysacrificing the lovely Princess Orinjade. The fakir Watziznehm arrivesby flying carpet to ask the Gauls for help and just for once, aftermany adventures, Cacofonix can feel that his talents are properly appreciated.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small villagein Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. Rene Goscinny was bornin Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, beforeeventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977.