THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Boy Who Woudln’t Cry Wolf, Pt. 2

     Farther down, the path was bordered by tall pink walls that had blue eagles carved into them.  Jack did not like these.  Little blue dots on the pink seemed to shift as he watched, and the glittering jeweled eyes of the eagles appeared to be following his progress as he and the fox movedContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Boy Who Woudln’t Cry Wolf, Pt. 2”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Coffey and the Beansprouts, pt. 2

     Coffey told his mother the whole story over lunch.  The discussion of what the cat deserved as a reward went on all afternoon.  Mistress Klotsch agreed that any cat who let them have a magic frying pan deserved something appropriate.      “Why don’t you take it a jar of applesauce?” she suggested.  “We haveContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Coffey and the Beansprouts, pt. 2”

UNSLEEPING BEAUTY: All Awake

     A tremendous party was held as soon as everyone could get inside the castle.  Minstrels recited hastily-composed sonnets on snoozing while dulcimers played in the background.  People milled around in the grand ballroom taking refreshments from long tables against the walls.  Dimity sat at a high table in the back of the room whereContinue reading “UNSLEEPING BEAUTY: All Awake”