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One windy day, three siblings visit the park and, in an attempt to be helpful, unintentionally create an adventure for a few innocent bystanders. Apparently still witches-in-training, the children know only half-magic. "Look out," the pigeons and squirrels warn, for they all know that this means trouble. The Eldest and the Middle One appear quite capable of changing people and animals into other creatures, but haven't learned as yet how to change them back to their original form. The Little One saves the day by thinking of the best solution to the problem; she yells for "MOMMY!" Various elements of fairy tales are presented here, including, a frog, a princess, footmen, a golden coach, and a palace. Entertaining illustrations depict three amiable children-made up of mostly round heads with legs-accompanied by spiders, bats, a frog, a mouse, and insects trailing along behind like well-behaved pets. The pictures show each three-step transformation that the unfortunate spells produce and, later, the witch's expert reversals. Small details in the drawings add to the humor, such as each child sporting a beauty mark (or perhaps it's a wart), just like mother's. An entertaining romp, sure to please. Ages 4-8.

在一个刮着强风的公园里，巫婆的孩子施展魔法，他们把小美变成了一只青蛙，把松鼠变成了士兵……这些只是开始而已，他们最后还是把一起变回来吗？　小心！女巫的孩子们来了而这意味着麻烦！一个刮风的日子来到公园，他们试验了他们的魔力：冰激凌车变成长途汽车，松鼠变成男仆。但是女巫的孩子们不知道如何解除咒语！他们如何将所有的东西变回原形呢？啊，还是让妈妈来解决这些问题吧。