Tom Ass; or, The Second Gift

by Ann Lawrence

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Idle and arrogant Tom receives two gifts from the elf-lady, the second of which completely changes his life.

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Canonical title
Tom Ass; or, The Second Gift
Dedication
To Joyce Coleman with many thanks for all her Fairy-Godmothering
First words
Tom sat on a gate, under an ash tree, alongside a field which had been ploughed and sown by his father and brothers.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"No, no," she cried, waving him away, "be careful what you say, and be sure you know what you want -- remember, you might get it! And it might not turn out so well a second time. Contentment must always be here and now, Tom Ass."

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Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
DDC/MDS
823.9Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-
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PZ8 .L435 .TLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres

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