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There were 3 (?) children (I believe there were two boys, one very
small, and a girl) who lived at a house on a beach for the summer.
I think this was a European setting. Their parents may not have
been there. They had a (new?) cook named Fanchon who delighted in
cooking rich, fancy foods, which the children could not stand.
There was another boy who lived down the beach from them, I think,
and they all became friends and he helped them out whenever he
could. One day, they found a cookbook filled with magic recipes.
This was a lifesaver to the three siblings, since they were
starving for not being able to eat the cook's food. Following these
recipes they were able to transform their group into various
animals. One time they changed into dogs. Another time they changed
into cats. Still another time they changed into birds. The recipes
involved simple foods and incantations. For example, to change into
cats, they had to cook hamburger seasoned with catnip, then recite
the incantation, and then eat the prepared meal. Then they'd all
lay down for a nap and when they woke up they would be a cat
(etc.). They would have to eat a prepared remedy to turn back into
humans. As cats, for example, they had to drink milk stirred with a
crust of bread. I also remember that the youngest boy always
changed into something especially beautiful or different. I also
seem to remember that at the end, they finally told Fanchon their
problems with her cooking, and so she made them hot dogs (or
somesuch).
THE MAGIC TOUCH by Peggy Bacon, 1968
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originally posted by Inry on 2005-02-11, no edits, entryid=1952
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