Each of these delightful folktales is a short puzzle to be solved through cleverness, common sense, or careful observation of details in the text. Turn the last page of each story to find the answer!
from the back cover: The children plan a surprise just for Mum
from the back cover: In a hole under the floorboards Silas Marner the linen-weaver keeps his gold. Every day he works hard at his weaving, and every night he takes the gold out and holds the bright coins lovingly, feeling them and counting them again and again. The villagers are afraid of him and he has no family, no friends. Only the gold is his friend, his delight, his reason for living. …