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Gr 4–6—When young Susanna Louisa foolishly sells Rudi's cow for some magic beans, anyone can see it's a bad trade. So he quickly tries to make amends by tracking the buyer down before she lays claim to the cow, only to find she has vanished. After consulting his beloved Oma, Rudi is instructed to seek out the Brixen Witch, their village's formidable and silent guardian. Glad for the social call, just not at the expense of his own error, Rudi visits the strange old woman in her isolated mountain home, taki...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Rudi and the others from The Brixen Witch (rev. 7/12), DeKeyser’s re-visioning of the Pied Piper tale, are back in a second fairy-tale retelling that becomes recognizable as soon as Susanna Louisa sells Rudi’s cow for beans that she is positive are magic. Though Susanna’s apparent gullibility is played for laughs, it turns out she’s right. Agatha, who sold Susanna the beans, comes from Petz, where the local witch is also known as “the Giant...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Susanna Louisa (The Brixen Witch) sells Rudi's cow to Agatha for magic beans. Only one witch's magic can exist in a province at ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More