The Dewdrop He Swore He Could Handle
Audience: All Readers
A tiny garden show-off promises to carry a dewdrop across a bellflower bridge. When the petal bends and the whole garden watches, he discovers that the harde...
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Creature: Newts
Fifteen illustrated stories appear on each archive page, newest first.
The story archive
Creature: Newts
5 published tales
The Honey-Lipped Budnewt Who Couldn’t Swallow the Evidence
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
When a notorious nectar beetle is found crushed beneath a moonpetal, Niblick Budmouth is discovered hiding nearby with the victim’s jeweled wing wedged betwe...
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The Gumdrop Newt Who Got Caught Tongue-First
Audience: All Readers
Gumdrop Newt believes one elegant lick cannot possibly cause trouble. Then his tongue becomes firmly attached to the richest glowing blossom in the garden, a...
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The Taffy-Tongued Bloomnewt Who Swore It Was Just a Taste
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
When Taffy Puddlepinch insists a flower winked first, the Sugarwild Garden erupts into a sticky little scandal of glamoured petals, stolen blushroot pollen, ...
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The Wobble-Eyed Pollen Newt Who Forgot Which Petal Was Home
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
Nibwick Thrumple wakes up sticky, sparkling, and absolutely not on his own petal after one too many sips of moonbloom nectar. Now the wobble-eyed pollen newt...
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