The World's Worst Fairy Godmother
“asked Edna sharply.
“I have a plan,” said Maybelle.
“That’s what I was afraid of. Well, you’d better tell me about it. What are you going to do?”
“Make a magic apple.”
“A magic apple?” asked Edna in disbelief. She gave Maybelle a little push on the head, to get her feet back on the ground.
“Uh-huh,” said Maybelle, struggling to stay down. “A love apple. I’m going to slip it into that basket of fruit Susan will be carrying.”
Edna snorted. “Honestly, Maybelle, you are a simple thing.”
“But Edna—l...ove conquers all.”
“What’s that got to do with Susan?”
“She’s lonely. She has no friends. All that stuff about being perfect is because she doesn’t feel loved. And since the best way to get love is to give it, I’m going to make her a love apple.”
Edna tightened her mouth. “Those things are dangerous, Maybelle. They can have awful side effects. And stop floating!”
“Fiddle-dee-dee,” said Maybelle, bouncing a little as she struggled to make her feet connect with the ground.MoreLess
“I have a plan,” said Maybelle.
“That’s what I was afraid of. Well, you’d better tell me about it. What are you going to do?”
“Make a magic apple.”
“A magic apple?” asked Edna in disbelief. She gave Maybelle a little push on the head, to get her feet back on the ground.
“Uh-huh,” said Maybelle, struggling to stay down. “A love apple. I’m going to slip it into that basket of fruit Susan will be carrying.”
Edna snorted. “Honestly, Maybelle, you are a simple thing.”
“But Edna—l...ove conquers all.”
“What’s that got to do with Susan?”
“She’s lonely. She has no friends. All that stuff about being perfect is because she doesn’t feel loved. And since the best way to get love is to give it, I’m going to make her a love apple.”
Edna tightened her mouth. “Those things are dangerous, Maybelle. They can have awful side effects. And stop floating!”
“Fiddle-dee-dee,” said Maybelle, bouncing a little as she struggled to make her feet connect with the ground.MoreLess
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