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The Counterpane Fairy

by Katharine PYLE (1863 - 1938)

The Princess of the Golden Castle

A little boy, recuperating from a lengthy illness, is entertained by visits from the Counterpane Fairy, who treats him to stories associated with each of the squares in the counterpane (quilt) on his sickbed. She has him concentrate on one of the squares until it turns into something like a doorway into the story. Once inside the story, he becomes its lead character until it fades out as if he's awakening from a dream. (Summary by Lee)

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Listen next episodes of The Counterpane Fairy:
At the Edge of the Polar Sea , Down the Rat-Hole , Harriett's Dream , Starlein and Silverling , The Counterpane Fairy Says Good-Bye , The Magic Circus , The Owls and the Gamblesome Elf , The Rainbow Children , The Ruby Ring