There was once an old woman who hated chores. "Work! Work! Work! How I hate it! Hate it! Hate it!" One day some fairies show up. They...clankety-clankety-clankety-clean all the dishes. Swishety-swishety-swishety-sweep the house. Flumpety-flumpety-flumpety-shake out the bedclothes. Clickety-clickety-clickety-work on all the knitting. But then there is nothing left to do. So, they tear everything apart and start again! Clankety-clankety-clankety, swishety-swishety-swishety...The fairies are driving the old woman crazy! How will she get them to leave? Lively watercolor illustrations add to this retelling by master storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald. An author's note is also included.

About the Author
Margaret Read MacDonald received her Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University and is an author, storyteller, folklorist, and children's librarian. Each year she travels to exotic places on the hunt for new tales-Kota Kinabalu, Alor Setar, Shanghai, Palembang, and Buenos Aires, to name just a few. Among her recent books are The Singing Top: Tales from Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei; Five Minute Tales: More Stories to Read or Tell When Time Is Short; and Earth Care: World Folktales to Talk About; and Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur! A Palestinian Folktale, an American Library Association Notable Book. Dr. MacDonald lives in Kirkland, Washington. To learn more about her work, visit www.margaretreadmacdonald.com.


Book Information
ISBN 9780761456049
Author Margaret Read MacDonald
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Two Lions
Publisher Amazon Publishing