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Includes several short stories: "The Magic Jacket", "The Scarecrow", "Maria-Fly", "Alice's Godmother", "The Old Lion", "Miss Jemima", "The Riddle", "Lucy", "Visitors" and "Broomsticks".
The Magic Jacket: a benevolent admiral gives the jacket which had brought him luck and success to a young pavement artist
The Scarecrow: an elderly man tells his niece of the time he saw a fairy perching on a scarecrow
Alice's Godmother: Alice's ancient godmother offers to share the secret of her long life
The Maria-Fly: Maria has an unusual experience with a fly, but none of the people she tells about it understand what she felt
The Old Lion: in Africa a sailor is given an extraordinary monkey who becomes a phenomenal success on the stage in London
Miss Jemima: an old lady tells her granddaughter about the time long ago when she was very nearly enticed away by a fairy
The Riddle: some children play with an old wooden chest although they have been warned to stay away
Lucy: three aging sisters fall on hard times but the youngest finds she prefers her new life
Visitors: Tom sees some strange birds which change his life
Broomsticks: an old lady becomes suspicious of her beloved cat
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