FABLE
I squeak from under the covers.
My grandmother gives me a disapproving look.
"I mean, tell me a new one, please." I say. "I want a story I never heard before."
"One you haven't heard before? That's no easy task." She walks over to my bookshelves; her fingers trail over Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Happy Prince, Collected works of Hans Christian Andersen. Even at that age, I had a huge appetite for fantasy. For the unreal.
Gran sits back down on the bed. She looks thoughtful for a moment, scrutinizing my face before nodding.
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