The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories - Ekta R. Garg

\nHave you ever wondered why Jack and Jill needed that pail of water in the first place? Or how Sleeping Beauty managed to prick her finger despite a royal order to destroy every spindle in the kingdom?\n \n\n \nFairy tales and nursery rhymes have given us some of the most iconic characters and images in storytelling; think Cinderella's glass slipper or Jack's oversized beanstalk. But what about the in-between moments? The ones that never made it to the page?\n \n\n \nIn this enchanting micro-collection of short stories, award-winning author Ekta R. Garg explores the untold scenes between the lines of some of our most loved tales. Find out what the Wicked Witch of the East was doing in the road before Dorothy's house fell on her. Learn where Goldilocks came from. Meet the conmen who convinced the emperor he had new clothes and more.\n \n\n \nRediscover the wit, heart, and magic of the classics, and see them as you've never seen them before in The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories.\n