The April Witch (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ray Bradbury
- First Published: 1952
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: The 1920's or 1930's
- Setting: Green Town, Illinois
- Principal Characters: Cecy Elliott, Ann Leary, Tom
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Magic or magicians, Love or romance, Fantasy
- Locales: Green Town, IL
The Story
In April, the spring of the year when gentle breezes blow and flowers begin to bloom, young girls everywhere dream of falling in love. Young seventeen-year-old Cecy Elliott, from whose point of view the story is told, also desperately desires to fall in love. Cecy, however, is unlike other girls. She possesses magical powers. She can travel through space and time, she can soar in doves, stop in trees, and she can become one with frogs, dogs, grass, moles, and every living thing. She sleeps by day and flies by night. She can leave her plain, bony body and spiritually...
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