The Wee Free Men: The BeginningWhen Tiffany Aching sets out to become a witch, she faces ominous foes and gains unexpected allies. As she confronts the Queen of Fairies and battles an ancient, bodiless evil, she is aided (and most ably abetted) by the six-inch-high, fightin', stealin', drinkin' Wee Free Men! Laugh-out-loud humor and breathtaking action combine in the books that launched the unforgettable adventures of a determined young witch and her tiny but fierce blue friends. |
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... magic on honest soil , and rock is always fine , and I'm not too bad on clay , even . . . but chalk's neither one thing nor the other ! I'm very sen- sitive to geology , you know . " " What are you trying to tell me ? " said the voice ...
... magic on honest soil , and rock is always fine , and I'm not too bad on clay , even . . . but chalk's neither one thing nor the other ! I'm very sen- sitive to geology , you know . " " What are you trying to tell me ? " said the voice ...
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... magical knife or a silver goblet with a pattern of skulls all around it, or carry a broomstick with sparks coming out ... magic here?” said the voice in the hat. “No, I can't,” said Miss Tick. She looked up at the sounds of jingling. A ...
... magical knife or a silver goblet with a pattern of skulls all around it, or carry a broomstick with sparks coming out ... magic here?” said the voice in the hat. “No, I can't,” said Miss Tick. She looked up at the sounds of jingling. A ...
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... magic , I mean really learn about magic , learn everything you can learn about magic , then you've got the most important lesson still to learn , " said Miss Tick . " What's that ? " " Not to use it . Witches don't use magic unless they ...
... magic , I mean really learn about magic , learn everything you can learn about magic , then you've got the most important lesson still to learn , " said Miss Tick . " What's that ? " " Not to use it . Witches don't use magic unless they ...
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... ran around on giant hen's feet , and talked to animals , and could do magic . Tiffany only ever knew one old woman who lived all alone in a strange cottage . . . . Well , no . That wasn't quite true . But 28 28 THE WEE FREE MEN.
... ran around on giant hen's feet , and talked to animals , and could do magic . Tiffany only ever knew one old woman who lived all alone in a strange cottage . . . . Well , no . That wasn't quite true . But 28 28 THE WEE FREE MEN.
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... magic , sheep magic , and she talked to animals and there was nothing wicked about her . That proved you couldn't believe the stories . And there had been the other old woman , the one who everyone said was a witch . And what had ...
... magic , sheep magic , and she talked to animals and there was nothing wicked about her . That proved you couldn't believe the stories . And there had been the other old woman , the one who everyone said was a witch . And what had ...
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