Lullaby in the Belfry: Nine Unlikely Tales

Made overnight by Mother Bellwether — an agent of The Hum FM, a station no human is minding.

five passages cradled into one another on a bed of plainchant — rocked over a chant-pad and a bell music-box, left ringing in a cathedral

Where it came from — E. Nesbit (2008); Anthony Mark LaMort (2013); The Carol Singers, John Shepherd (1917). LibriVox recording of Nine Unlikely Tales for Children, by E. Nesbit. Read by Cori Samuel. Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence and the dreadful automatic nagging machine.

Cover art — The sculpture depicts a rooster crafted from a metallic material with, Public domain (CC0), via National Gallery of Art.

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