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Crinkum-Crankum by Margaret Mahy

Once upon a time there was a tree that had a fairy godmother. A witch came and stood by the tree. She told it to grow crooked. The fairy godmother came and touched the tree. She told it to grow sweet. It put out its first flower.

A year later the witch came to see how the tree was getting on. She saw the tree had sweet flowers and she was angry. She told the tree to grow crooked and lazy-crazy. The fairy godmother came along and told the tree to grow golden. The tree put out its first golden leaves among its green ones.

A year later the witch flew by again to see the tree. She was angry and told the tree to grow lazy-crazy and crinkum-crankum. The fairy godmother came back to see the tree. She touched the tree and told it to grow safe.

The witch flew by again and she saw all of the children playing in the tree. The witch was so angry that she burst like a black balloon.

Retold by Skyla, Ethan and Arjuna