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She looked in a recipe book, stirred, clapped her hands, sang hair raising incantations in a quavery voice, and added a pinch of salt and sulfur. She sprinkled spices from a shaker, waved her wand, popped in a dead toad, and fanned up the fire with an ostrich plume. [Illustration] "Now for the hard part," she said, grinning at them toothlessly. She measured out a spoonful of green powder, weighed it in the scales, and flung it into the saucepan. SHE LOOKED IN A RECIPE BOOK STIRRED CLAPPED HER HANDS SANG HARASING INCANTATIONS IN A QUAVERY VOICE AND ADDED A PINCH OF SALT AND SULPHUR SHE SPRINKLED SPICES FROM A SHAKER WAVED HER WAND POPPED IN A DEAD TOAD AND FANNED UP THE FIRE WITH AN OSTRICH PLUME NOW FOR THE HARD PART SHE SAID GRINNING AT THEM TOOTHLESSLY SHE MEASURED OUT A SPOONFUL OF GREEN POWDER WEIGHED IT IN THE SCALES AND FLUNG IT INTO THE SAUCEPAN
n the prime of me life I am,' says I, 'and I'll not be changing me mind for all your cackling,' says I, 'and if certain mouths don't shut up,' says I, 'I'll cast spells that'll make certain people wish they were dead.' That set them back on their heels, you may be sure. Well, 'twas the best decision of me life. The money pours in like sorrows to a widow, and I'll be retiring within the year to live out my days like a proper queen." Then the Banshee caught sight of David and hobbled over to him, peering into his frightened eyes. "Ah, the wee darling," she crooned, "the plump little mannikin. What a broth he'd make, to be sure." She pinched his arm, and he started back in terror. "So firm and plump, to make the mouth water. Sell him to me, Phoenix!" "Nonsense," said the Phoenix sharply. "What we desire--" At this instant the contents of the saucepan began to hiss and bubble. "Whoops, dearies, the brew is boiling!" shrieked the Banshee, and she hobbled back to the fire to resume her work. OUR STATION IN LIFE THEY SAYS THERE'S NO CHANGING IT IT'S IN THE PRIME OF ME LIFE I AM SAYS I AND I'LL NOT BE CHANGING ME MINE FOR ALL YOUR CACKLING SAYS I AND IF CERTAIN MOUTHS DON'T SHUT UP SAYS I I'LL CAST SPELLS THAT'LL MAKE CERTAIN PEOPLE WISH THEY WERE DEAD THAT SET THEM BACK ON THEIR HEELS YOU MAY BE SURE WELL TWAS THE BEST DECISION OF ME LIFE THE MONEY POURS IN LIKE SORROWS TO A WIDOW AND I'LL BE RETIRING WITHIN THE YEAR TO LIVE OUT MY DAYS LIKE A PROPER QUEEN THEN THE BANSHEE CAUGHT SIGHT OF DAVID AND HOBBLED OVER TO HIM PEERING INTO HIS FRIGHTENED EYES AH THE WE DARLINGS SHE CROONED THE PLUMP LITTLE MANNIKIN WHAT A BROTH HE'D MAKE TO BE SURE SHE PINCHED HIS ARM AND HE STARTED BACK IN TERROR SO FIRM AND PLUMP TO MAKE THE MOUTH WATER SELL EM TO ME PHOENIX NONSENSE SAYS THE PHOENIX SHARPLY WHAT WE DESIRE AT THIS INSTANT THE CONTENTS OF THE SAUCEPAN BEGAN TO HISS AND BUBBLE WHOOPS DEARIES THE BREW IS BOILING SHRIEKED THE BANSHEE AND SHE HOBBLED BACK TO THE FIRE TO RESUME HER WORK
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