Introduction

If you''ve ever wondered what happened to the young fellow from Malta who bought his grandfather an altar…

If you''re concerned about the camper called Jack who found a huge snake in his pack…

And if you suspect that an eccentric landowner called Grey spent Christmas a very strange way but aren''t sure precisely what that entailed…

Then a dip into Michael Palin''s Sackful of Limericks will provide all the answers – and a lot of fun besides.