"Clonk Clonk" was written specifically for The Scorpion God. At one point the plan had been for "The Scorpion God" and "Envoy Extraordinary" to be rounded out with two new short stories and later Monteith suggested using two much shorter stories of Golding's that had been previously published: "Miss Pulkinhorn" (Encounter, vol 15, August 1960, pp.
"Clonk Clonk" was specifically composed for The Scorpion God. Initially, it was intended to accompany "The Scorpion God" and "Envoy Extraordinary" with two additional short stories; later, Monteith proposed using two shorter Golding stories that had been previously published: "Miss Pulkinhorn" (Encounter, vol 15, August 1960, pp.