Can a) yeah CHAPTER I WICKED VENOMISTA ERE was once a very large oak tree in the middle of a great forest. Its trunk measured many hundred feet round, its roots ran out in every direction for a great distance, and its branches gave wider shade than those of any other tree in the forest. But although- this tree was so large and beautiful, it was an object of awe instead of delight to all the dwellers in that part of the world. You will not be surprised at this when I tell you the reason. A spiteful old fairy had made the tree her home and had lived there for many years. Some fairies, as everybody knows, are kind and good, and always B