A shout comes echoing up the stairway Fetch the whipping boy! A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep. Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now? It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve as whipping boy Beautiful Feet Books resource: https://www.bfbooks.com/products/the-whipping-boy