{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-the-extraordinary-boy","title":"The Mystery of the Extraordinary Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the story of a boy from the coast,\u003cbr\u003eAn ordinary kid who was normal at most\u003cbr\u003eThis boy played cricket with a cheap little bat\u003cbr\u003eTennis shoes and a worn old hat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd his roar they say was less lion than sparrow\u003cbr\u003eAs he fled from the ball like a flaming arrow\u003cbr\u003eWhich explains his nickname, known as ‘blanket’\u003cbr\u003e‘Cause much as he tried he could never quite spank it\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo this boy became filled with quiet sadness\u003cbr\u003eAnd with every passing game turned to madness\u003cbr\u003eUntil a peculiar thing one moonlit night\u003cbr\u003eBefell as he slept, arose early and bright\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomething had changed he couldn’t describe\u003cbr\u003eA confident wisdom had been inscribed\u003cbr\u003eHe looked no taller but felt 8 foot\u003cbr\u003eWith energy bursting for a place to be put\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey say that Phar Lap could outrun at will\u003cbr\u003eThat’s how he felt as he went for the kill\u003cbr\u003eSee, the ten year old kid who had been so plain\u003cbr\u003eWas now his adult self, boyhood had been slain\u003cbr\u003eIn mind and strength and will and force\u003cbr\u003eThe boy strode to bat as a galloping horse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow what unfurled is still hard to believe\u003cbr\u003eAs the bowlers were blasted without reprieve\u003cbr\u003eAnd when he’d finished, the gathered crowd\u003cbr\u003eStood stunned by the brutal way he’d ploughed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNever before did a boy hit three hundred\u003cbr\u003eThat record score had never been plundered\u003cbr\u003eOld Tommy said he’d never seen nothin’ like that\u003cbr\u003eNothin’ had been wielded like that bat\u003cbr\u003eWhat happened that day was a mysterious event\u003cbr\u003eNo one could say what it really meant\u003cbr\u003eThe events that day caused a stir in the state\u003cbr\u003eHis fame had spread, newspapers lay in wait\u003cbr\u003eBut no matter where they looked in the nation\u003cbr\u003eThat boy had vanished from every location\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe lives in the sticks some now claim\u003cbr\u003eor he’s plundering bowlers under a different name\u003cbr\u003eBut I knew that boy and can tell you with a wink\u003cbr\u003eThe boy from that day is closer than you think\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOscar’s Craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscar’s artwork and creations notice the unnoticed — the wonder that we can often overlook. By day, he works in an office, has a wonderful wife and three lovely children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut before dawn, he creates — kind of like Batman to Bruce Wayne, but with an imagination like Roald Dahl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece is lovingly crafted to add colour and imagination to your world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“I notice the unnoticed — a tale from nothing. Hand drawn the authentic way, pencils and ink. My hope is that it adds colour and imagination to your world.” — Oscar\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHahnemühle 310gsm archival paper, acid-free cotton rag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiclée pigment ink, fade-resistant 100+ years indoors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Edition — printed to order, not numbered or hand-signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery line hand-drawn first, pencil then ink, before it’s ever a file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose your framing style at checkout — Full Print, Gallery Border, or Wide Border — same price at every size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree AU shipping over $110 · free international shipping over $220 · ships in 2–4 days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oscar Finch","offers":[{"title":"A5","offer_id":46010873249983,"sku":"OF-EXTRAORDINARYBOY-A5","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":46010873282751,"sku":"OF-EXTRAORDINARYBOY-A4","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":46010873315519,"sku":"OF-EXTRAORDINARYBOY-A3","price":72.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0834\/5717\/files\/boy-batsman-frame-front_7252ff42-da0f-49c1-bbcd-67436c8fca54.jpg?v=1786711871","url":"https:\/\/www.oscarfinch.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-the-extraordinary-boy","provider":"OscarFinch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}