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The Winter Sleepwalker

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 10
Categories: Fairy Tale, Fantasy

Author

Joan
Aiken

Appeared in

The Winter Sleepwalker

Story Summary

A woodcarver, greedy for wood, cuts down an ancient oak tree that doesn't belong to him. "Wood you want, then wood you shall get, says the voice of the tree. Every morning, the first thing you touch will turn to wood." Desperate to save his daughter and despite his every precaution, one morning...