The Magpie
A Fairy Tale | Short Story | Fantasy
Once upon a time, there was a hopeless, hapless, feckless young woman who, to her step-mother’s dismay, couldn’t sew, couldn’t cook, nor could she sing or dance. She was incredibly beautiful, but, being from a poor family—especially a poor family with no noble connections—the girl may as well have resembled a toad.
The girl’s step-mother, eager to help t…
