Wishing

Author: (English) Edith Nesbit
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, said: "Edith Nesbit's works have always been my model for writing style. The fairy tales she writes are always boundless and full of fun in a magical world! She is the children's literature writer I most admire." When five children were playing in a sandpit near their home, they accidentally dug up a sand sprite thousands of years old: its eyes were on two long antennae, which could retract and extend like a telescope; it had bat-like ears and a cylindrical body covered in dense soft sand, resembling a spider. The sand sprite possessed magical powers and could grant the children one wish each day, though these wishes would vanish without a trace after sunset. Thus, the children wildly imagined their wishes, such as having beautiful appearances, piles of gold coins, a pair of wings, or a castle. These wishes brought them unexpected and hilarious adventures, sometimes thrilling and sometimes laughably absurd.