Five Children and It

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Эдит Несбит. Five Children and It

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CHAPTER I. BEAUTIFUL AS THE DAY

CHAPTER II. GOLDEN GUINEAS

CHAPTER III. BEING WANTED

CHAPTER IV. WINGS

CHAPTER V. NO WINGS

CHAPTER VI. A CASTLE AND NO DINNER

CHAPTER VII. A SIEGE AND BED

CHAPTER VIII. BIGGER THAN THE BAKER'S BOY

CHAPTER IX. GROWN UP

CHAPTER X. SCALPS

CHAPTER XI (AND LAST) THE LAST WISH

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Parts of this story have appeared in the Strand Magazine under the title of "THE PSAMMEAD."

"How white the house is," said Robert.

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The Sand-fairy shuddered. "Only once," it said; "the end of the twelfth hair of my top left whisker—I feel the place still in damp weather. It was only once, but it was quite enough for me. I went away as soon as the sun had dried my poor dear whisker. I scurried away to the back of the beach, and dug myself a house deep in warm dry sand, and there I've been ever since. And the sea changed its lodgings afterwards. And now I'm not going to tell you another thing."

"Just one more, please," said the children. "Can you give wishes now?"

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