Pyle, Howard; Pyle, Katharine

The Wonder Clock; or, Four & Twenty Marvellous Tales Being One for Each Hour of the Day

Two classic fairy tales unfold in one lively, old-world adventure. In the first, a baby taken from a miller’s house is raised by a she-bear and grows into Bearskin, who faces a three-headed dragon and exposes a steward’s lie. In the second, a blacksmith’s bargain with a dwarf sets off a chain of magical trials, silver pine-cones, and a son hidden in bird form, ending in a hard-won path to the queen’s favor. Rich, playful, and full of folk-tale wonder, these stories reward patient readers with courage, cleverness, and memorable surprises.