Usborne First Reading: The Three Wishes

This story is about Ned and Nat, a fairy and a sausage. Ned and Nat were hungry. They were always hungry. Ned worked in the fields. One day, he helped a fairy."Help" "Thank you. Have three wishes,"said the fairy. Ned ran home. "Nat! We have three wishes!" he shouted. "Ooh!"said Nat."I wish for..." "A sausage!" said Ned."A sausage?" said Nat."What a silly wish." "You fool!" "But I'm hungry!" Ned was cross. "I wish the sausage was on the end of your nose!" And it was."Aaggh! Ned..." Nat wasvery, very, very cross. "Oops!" said Ned. "Ned!" wailed Nat."Do something!" "I wish the sausage was off your nose,"said Ned. And it was. "Now we have no wishes,"said Nat."but we do have a sausage!" said Ned.