This story should be read aloud. You should seat yourselves in a ring—that will please the fairies—and look happy, even if you aren't as happy as you might be. Sour looks curdle cream and stories as well.
"What!" you say. "Dragons and witches and giants! Do you expect us to believe in them?"
Well, why not? Do you only believe in what you have seen? All the best books are full of wonders like these, and everything wonderful must be true.
So, once again, this is a true story.
Now turn to the next page and begin!
CHAPTER I
George Arrives