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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... shouting: “Crivens! Gang awa' oot o' here, ye daft wee hinny! 'Ware the green heid!” With that he pulled at a piece ... shouted.“Are you fairies?” But there was no answer.The little round boat had disappeared in the reeds. Probably not ...
... shouting: “Crivens! Gang awa' oot o' here, ye daft wee hinny! 'Ware the green heid!” With that he pulled at a piece ... shouted.“Are you fairies?” But there was no answer.The little round boat had disappeared in the reeds. Probably not ...
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... was the kind of child who always carried a piece of string. “Candy,Wentworth,” she shouted. She gripped the frying pan and stepped smartly behind the bush. Wentworth trotted over to the sweets and tried to pick 14 THE WEE FREE MEN.
... was the kind of child who always carried a piece of string. “Candy,Wentworth,” she shouted. She gripped the frying pan and stepped smartly behind the bush. Wentworth trotted over to the sweets and tried to pick 14 THE WEE FREE MEN.
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... a small notice pinned to the outside of the tent. It said, in letters that whispered rather than shouted: I CAN TEACH YOU A LESSON YOU WON'T FORGET IN A HURRY . CHAPTER 2 Miss Tick T iffany read the sign and 22 THE WEE FREE MEN.
... a small notice pinned to the outside of the tent. It said, in letters that whispered rather than shouted: I CAN TEACH YOU A LESSON YOU WON'T FORGET IN A HURRY . CHAPTER 2 Miss Tick T iffany read the sign and 22 THE WEE FREE MEN.
Page 45
... shouting “Come by!” and “There!” and “Walk up!” and, glory be, the dogs had worked perfectly. She knew now that they'd have worked perfectly whatever she'd shouted. Granny was just sitting there, smoking her pipe, and by now the dogs ...
... shouting “Come by!” and “There!” and “Walk up!” and, glory be, the dogs had worked perfectly. She knew now that they'd have worked perfectly whatever she'd shouted. Granny was just sitting there, smoking her pipe, and by now the dogs ...
Page 54
... shouted Tiffany. She lowered the hen back onto the eggs and went to the door.“And I'm not a hag! Are you fairies of some sort? And what about our ship? I mean,sheep?”she added. There was no answer but a clanking of buckets near the ...
... shouted Tiffany. She lowered the hen back onto the eggs and went to the door.“And I'm not a hag! Are you fairies of some sort? And what about our ship? I mean,sheep?”she added. There was no answer but a clanking of buckets near the ...
Contents
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The Wee Free Men | 65 |
The Green Sea | 86 |
The Shepherdess | 99 |
First Sight and Second Thoughts | 113 |
Land ofWinter | 148 |
Lost Boys | 166 |
Master Stroke | 183 |
Awakening | 204 |
Jolly Sailor | 214 |
Land Under Wave | 231 |
SmallLike Oak Trees | 247 |
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