When the children dug a hole in the gravel-pit, they were very surprised at what they found. 'It' was a Psammead, a sand-fairy, thousands of years old.(br /)It was a strange little thing - fat and furry, and with eyes on long stalks. It was often very cross and unfriendly, but it could givewishes - one wish a day. 'How wonderful!' the children said. (br /)But wishes are difficult things. They can get you into trouble . . . | Oxford Bookworms Library New Edition: Level 2 (700 headwords) Five Children and It by Jennifer Bassett, Paperback | Indigo Chapters