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66 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1949

This one was unsettling due to vivid imagery and the casualness of the old man and the boy discussing the old man's sister. However, if you think of it as a fairy tale then it's not so bad. Fairy tales are just gruesome nightmares wearing pretty dresses, but we accept them without problem. The question is, was the old man just kidding around, exploring his and the little boy's imagination? Or was what he had been saying really true?