When the children dug a hole in the gravel-pit, they were very surprised at what they found. 'It was a Psammead, a sand-fairy, thousands of years old.
It was a strange little thing-fat and furry, and with eyes on long stalks. It was often very cross and unfriendly, but it could give wishes-one wish a day. 'How wonderful!' the children said.
But wishes are difficult things. They can get you into trouble…
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1. Beautiful children
2. The children wish to be rich
3. Wings
4. Bigger than the baker's boy
5. The last wish
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