The King's Stilts. Arizona Diamondbacks. Stokes signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 1, 2011, and was assigned to the Triple-A Reno Aces. Brian Stokes Brian Alexander Stokes (born September 7, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. Early life. Stokes was born in Montclair, California, and graduated from Jurupa Valley High School. He played college baseball at Riverside Community College in California. Career. On October 2, 1998, Stokes was signed as an amateur free agent 	Brian Stokes
23732753	Gilbert Van Binst Gilbert Van Binst Gilbert Van Binst (born 5 July 1951 in Machelen) is a former Belgian football player who played as a defender. Club career. He played for over a decade for Anderlecht, beginning his professional career with the club in 1968. He won numerous domestic and continental honours during his time with the club, most famously scoring two goals in the win over Austria Wien in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. He would move to France to play for Toulouse FC for one season in 1980. He returned to Belgium in 1981, finishing his career by playing 	Gilbert Van Binst
23732754	for Anderlecht's city rivals Club Brugge. International career. Van Binst earned 15 caps for Belgium. He was a part of the squad that finished third at the 1972 European Championships on home soil. Honours. Club. RSC Anderlecht Gilbert Van Binst Gilbert Van Binst (born 5 July 1951 in Machelen) is a former Belgian football player who played as a defender. Club career. He played for over a decade for Anderlecht, beginning his professional career with the club in 1968. He won numerous domestic and continental honours during his time with the club, most famously scoring two goals in the 	Gilbert Van Binst
23732755	The King's Stilts The King's Stilts The King's Stilts is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss, and first published in 1939 by Random House. Unlike many Dr. Seuss books, it is narrated in prose rather than verse. Plot. The King's Stilts" tells the story of King Birtram of Binn, who dedicates himself to safeguarding his kingdom, a low-lying land surrounded by high water that is held back by a ring of dike trees. Unfortunately, the dike trees are the favorite food of a species of pest-birds called "nizzards ; the kingdom always faces the risk that the nizzards might compromise the dike-tree barrier and cause catastrophic flooding. The King's administration maintains a legion of Patrol Cats to keep the nizzards at bay; King Birtram sees to their care personally. When not attending to his royal duties, the King enjoys himself by frolicking in the streets on his red stilts, which most of his subjects note with amused acceptance. One day, his minister Lord Droon, secretly a gloomy scoundrel who despises his King cavorting with such undignified happiness, plots to capture the stilts, persuading the King's page 	The King's Stilts
23732757	boy Eric to steal and hide the stilts. Deprived of his amusement, the King grows depressed and begins to neglect his duties. As a result, the Patrol Cats become less vigilant, and soon the nizzards make headway in eating away the dike trees. Seeing the results of his actions, Eric resolves to return the stilts to the King and succeeds in doing so despite Lord Droon's efforts to stop him. King Birtram, his personal morale restored, finds the energy to mobilize the Patrol Cats to fight off the nizzards and save the kingdom. Lord Droon is arrested and punished 	The King's Stilts
23732758	with a restricted diet consisting entirely of nizzard cooked in various ways. Eric is rewarded with his own pair of red stilts, and joins the King on his outings. Publication and reception. The King's Stilts" was published in 1939, as Geisel's second book for Random House and his fourth book overall. Although it was considerably more successful than his previous book, "The Seven Lady Godivas", its sales were still a disappointment: 4,648 copies were sold in 1939 and 394 in 1940. The King's Stilts The King's Stilts is a children's book written and illustrated by