Jenna Mattison
Maggie Malone
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sound of two swans singing. All night the song went on, sweet and harsh, sharp and clear. In the morning Mr. Peters was found peacefully dead in his bed with a smile of great happiness on his face. In between his hands, which lay clasped on his breast, were a withered leaf and white feather.
“The Third Wish” A short story by Joan Aiken Once there was a man who was driving in his car at dusk on a Spring evening through part of the forest of Savernake. His name was Mr. Peters. The primroses were just beginning but the trees were still bare, and it was cold; the birds had stopped singing an hour ago. As Mr. Peters
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A gamekeeper named Mr. Peters receives three wishes from a talking swan after saving it from a trap. He learns the lessons of desire, love, and altruism through his choices and their consequences.
Apr 22, 2005 · The Third Wish: Directed by Shelley Jensen. With Jenna Mattison, Sean Maguire, Armand Assante, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn. Bookshop clerk Maggie (Mattison) is granted three wishes after she finds a first-edition copy of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
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- 2005-04-22
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The Third Wish by Joan Aiken | shortsonline. Short Story by David Malouf. An early Australian settler shoots an innocent Aborigine bearing a gift from a neighbor. Shortly afterwards, his twelve-year-old son is brutally murdered. This triggers a racially driven killing spree, which elevates the man from a surly loner nobody wanted to associate ...
The rags to riches story of Maggie Malone, an aspiring author who finds a rare edition of Great Expectations in the bookstore where she works. A seemingly magical book, Maggie is granted three wishes...or so she thinks. The true magic is actually being orchestrated by a mysterious benefactor, who has commissioned a handsome Oxford lawyer to ...
