Stories for Summer

There is no special reason why these stories should be for summer; in fact, in the case of one, 'Mrs Pepperpot is Taken for a Witch', it would be more appropriate for 5th November. It's also a very confusing story, perhaps due to translation problems. Mrs Pepperpot is not 'taken for a witch', nor even mistaken for a witch, but is nearly burnt on the bonfire, as witches once were, because nobody knew she was there. This is puzzling, as is the end of the story where we have to take it for granted that she has got home safely without any explanation of how she did so. This one story apart, however, the rest in the collection are very entertaining. They're not all about Mrs Pepperpot, which pleases me since she's not my favourite person, and they have a pleasant, folk-tale air about them. The children especially enjoyed 'The Kid That Could Count to Ten'.