All Stories — Page 81

Quite a few of the classic fairy tale themes: the maiden in the tower, the baby taken at birth by a wicked witch, an enchanted but forbidden garden – and the iconic image of a maiden lowering her long tresses of golden hair down to her prince.

Katie is an ordinary girl who goes to school, does her lessons, and plays just like anybody else. But her mother is a witch. So is all her family. She is afraid of Halloween in case her class-mates tease her.