{"id":464,"date":"2011-01-19T18:30:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T23:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T21:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T01:41:24","slug":"the-magic-wish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/list-of-books-published\/magazine-stories\/the-magic-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cThe Magic Wish\u201d in Jack and Jill magazine, June 1958 written by Dorothy Gilman Butters.<\/h3>\n

I finally found the story but it is in the May 1958 edition of the Jack and Jill magazine not June as the copyright page has listed. page 8 to 16.<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/a><\/p>\n

A short story about Jeffrey Trimble who wished he was small enough to interact with his toy soldiers and indians. <\/p>\n

Cast of Characters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeffrey Trimble – Boy who made a wish
\nChief Longfoot, Red Arrow, Crooked Head, Captain Jim Dandy – toy soldiers and indians
\nAunt Sate – Jeffrey’s Aunt
\nDoctor Hugo Cuthbert – Peddler and Wish Grantor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Magic Wish\u201d in Jack and Jill magazine, June 1958 written by Dorothy Gilman Butters. I finally found the story but it is in the May 1958 edition of the Jack and Jill magazine not June as the copyright page has listed. page 8 to 16. A short story about Jeffrey Trimble who wished he<\/p>\n

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