"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 written specifically for The Scorpion God. At one point, it was planned to include two more short stories alongside "The Scorpion God" and "Envoy Extraordinary"; subsequently, Monteith suggested using two previously published Golding tales that were shorter: "Miss Pulkinhorn" (Encounter, vol 15, August 1960, pp.