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 stange 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...
1 Beautiful children
2 The children wish to be rich
3 Wings
4 Bigger than the baker's boy
5 The last wish