It begins on a most unusual day, when a blue sun rises in a green sky and dozens of balloons fly from every tree. And when a magician in a long black coat and a starry hat turns up, the sights become even stranger. The magician grants a lucky child nine wishes, each more marvelous...
A little girl is granted nine wishes by a mysterious magician, and her choices capture a childlike imagination. When she has gone through eight of her wishes, she is hard pressed to make a ninth wish, so instead she leaves it for some other lucky person to find. First published...