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Instead of Three Wishes

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Instead of Three Wishes	comment	A collection of seven short Fractured Fairy Tales by Megan Whalen Turner first published in 1995, Instead of Three Wishes (also published as Instead of Three Wishes: Magical Short Stories) presents readers with familiar character archetypes — tricky leprechauns, mysterious ghosts, beautiful selkies with stolen pelts, lost princes, monster-slaying heroes, fairy royalty reluctantly indebted to a human who aided them — and turns the conventional narrative trappings associated with them on their head. Some stories bring these ancient archetypes in the modern world, giving their fairy-tale characters modern problems to solve. Others see modern heroes butting up against fairy-tale logic that disrupts their normal lives, forced to contend with an unfamiliar world of magic and supernatural happenings.The volume includes the following short stories:
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_105cabdd	type	Jacob Marley Apparel
Instead of Three Wishes / int_105cabdd	comment	Jacob Marley Apparel: Exaggerated — due to the ritual Widow Gerwinks performed, the ghosts and their house appear in the afterlife exactly as they did when the family died. Seasons seem to pass for them, but the family doesn't age and their home doesn't decay. They still cook food, but only with the ingredients that were in the pantry when they died. They plant a flower garden every year, but only with the seeds and bulbs that were in their garden shed the day the ritual was completed.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_1e1afc1b	type	Framing Device
Instead of Three Wishes / int_1e1afc1b	comment	Framing Device: The narrator and her Aunt Charlotte's visit to the National Gallery of Art is the framing device for the story Aunt Charlotte tells.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_21d70919	type	Crapsack World
Instead of Three Wishes / int_21d70919	comment	Crapsack World: John grows up in a government-sponsored orphanage in a Mega City with no trees, grass, or animals. He's assigned to a factory job the day he turns eighteen, having been placed their by a computerized test and psych profile that determined he could withstand the isolation and rigors of operating a ceiling-mounted crane for fourteen hours a day. Once he's assigned to his job, John sleeps in a cubicle provided by the factory, wears clothes provided by the factory, eats in the factory dining hall, buys all his groceries from the factory store, and can only read books provided by the factory library (and even then the choices are limited, with any reading material considered "subversive" having been removed years ago). The factory itself was built on parkland that belonged to the private estate of an eccentric family who wanted to keep the green space open for all to visit. Then a corporation decided they wanted the parcel of land — after successfully lobbying the city government, the corporation had the land re-zoned from residential to commercial use to force the family to bargain them. When the patriarch still wouldn't sell, the corporation arranged a truck accident to get rid of him, then sent bulldozers to tear down the house and the hill it was built on.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_268ab6c5	type	An Astral Projection, Not a Ghost
Instead of Three Wishes / int_268ab6c5	comment	An Astral Projection, Not a Ghost: Zig-Zagged. When the ghosts of the Gerwinks family interact with the living, they see the living as translucent and incorporeal.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_28c40e81	type	Trapped in the Past
Instead of Three Wishes / int_28c40e81	comment	Trapped in the Past: Leroy crashes his bicycle and wakes up in prehistoric Sweden with no clue how to return to the present day.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_2b2abf36	type	Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense
Instead of Three Wishes / int_2b2abf36	comment	Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: Comes with the territory of being royalty: Prince Mechemel rules over the Elf Realm of South Minney, but he has no idea how to repay a modern human for her kindness. He tries offering Selene a palace to live in (she declines, since the heating bills would be too extravagant and her mother's wheelchair would have trouble with the steps), a magnificent carriage pulled by a team of magic horses (she sends it back, since the carriage won't fit in the garage and she has no stables for the horses), and a handsome fairytale prince to wed (again Selene refuses, since the prince is literally a nobleman from the 14th century who would have no idea how to get a job). Harold (the human prince that Mechemel sends to wed Selene) is handsome but a bit dull. Before getting abducted by the fae some time during the 14th century, his greatest interests were courtly fashion and the occasional royal hunting party. When Selene's mother asks about the treaties and battles he might have witnessed, he admits he didn't pay much attention to politics. Averted with Prince Mechemel's mother. Although she doesn't have much first-hand experience in the modern human world, all the TV she watches gives her a bit more insight into how it works.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_2ba97f22	type	Faerie Court
Instead of Three Wishes / int_2ba97f22	comment	Faerie Court: The "Elf Realm of South Minney" is a fairy court located somewhere adjacent to Ontario that counts hamadryads, leprechauns, and kidnapped 14th century human princes among its denizens. It is ruled over by the elvish Prince Mechemel, son of the aged elf Queen.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_38473375	type	Food Chains
Instead of Three Wishes / int_38473375	comment	Food Chains: Inverted — the elf prince Mechemel has never eaten anything as delicious as Selene's baking. Though he disguised himself as a human and rented a room in Selene and her mother's house to try and learn what would make a good gift, he finds himself staying longer than he intended so that he can continue to enjoy her cakes and scones. Mechemel eventually figures out that the best gift to repay Selene is a scholarship to a prestigious culinary institute she couldn't afford the tuition to attend — on the condition that she comes back to the Elf Realm of South Minney every summer and demonstrates what she's learned at cooking school.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_3a6a7b0a	type	Starving Artist
Instead of Three Wishes / int_3a6a7b0a	comment	Starving Artist: Roger Otterly openly admits that he's quite poor, and when he finds that his paints have been stolen and canvases ruined by the Leprechaun he's mostly upset about being unable to afford new art supplies to replace them and complete his commissions. When Roger winds up with a pouch of Leprechaun gold, all he can think about is buying new paints.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_4478c66d	type	Flashback Nightmare
Instead of Three Wishes / int_4478c66d	comment	Flashback Nightmare: The Nightmare forces Kevin to relive the events of the last day from the point of view of everyone who took notice of him.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_44a1dd10	type	King Incognito
Instead of Three Wishes / int_44a1dd10	comment	King Incognito: The previous King of Monemvassia sent his son off to receive a royal education, but the King fell ill and died before he could tell his Ministers just where Prince Manenele was studying. It turns out the Prince was working as the apprentice of the local baker. His father wanted him to have a bit of privacy before he was to take over as King of Monemvassia, and to get a sense of what life was like for the his future subjects.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_55d40fce	type	Three Wishes
Instead of Three Wishes / int_55d40fce	comment	Three Wishes: Discussed and Invoked, but ultimately Averted. Prince Mechemel offers Selene three wishes as a reward when she helps him cross a busy street. She rejects the offer, knowing that wishes tend to backfire on their caster.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_5a8df8c5	type	Our Nymphs Are Different
Instead of Three Wishes / int_5a8df8c5	comment	Our Nymphs Are Different: Prince Mechemel's court counts dryads and hamadryads among its ranks. He even has one move into the half-dead shrub in the front yard of Selene's mother's house in order to keep an eye on the place.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_5ac26edf	type	Friendly Ghost
Instead of Three Wishes / int_5ac26edf	comment	Friendly Ghost: Rumor has it that accidents at the Gerwinks-Primary Factory are all caused by the vengeful ghosts of the Gerwinks family, but John and his boss, the former high crane operator know better. The ghosts are friendly and totally incapable of interacting with the living world. Cute Ghost Girl Edwina has befriended at least one other high crane operator besides John.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_5c0fc07b	type	Nightmare Sequence
Instead of Three Wishes / int_5c0fc07b	comment	Nightmare Sequence: The first time Kevin has The Nightmare, his dream is described in vivid detail.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_63389b0b	type	Kids Are Cruel
Instead of Three Wishes / int_63389b0b	comment	Kids Are Cruel: Kevin is just about to start seventh grade, but he and his friends are already used to picking on their classmates and have graduated to harassing strangers on the street. As the story begins, he and his friends try to rob a woman in the street for no other reason than that they're bored. When they start the school year, they find themselves mercilessly picked on by eighth graders who steal their lunch money and chase them down the halls.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_6aada778	type	Only the Chosen May Wield
Instead of Three Wishes / int_6aada778	comment	Only the Chosen May Wield: There's a prophecy that only the true royal family of Monemvassia may sit on the Kingdom's throne, and any usurper who take the seat will be struck down by a terrible curse. Nele uses the prophecy as a cover to kill Spiro the Bandit, concealing a venomous cliff snake in the throne's cushion right before Spiro barges in and declares himself king. Spiro the Bandit takes the throne and immediately falls dead, having been bitten in the butt by the snake the moment he sat down and disturbed it's slumber.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_859ec5d8	type	The Fair Folk
Instead of Three Wishes / int_859ec5d8	comment	The Fair Folk: A Plague of Leprechaun includes a Leprechaun. The title story, Instead of Three Wishes, features an entire court of fae folk living in modern Canada. Ruled by the elf Prince Mechemel, the Elf Realm of South Minney includes hamadryads, leprechauns, stolen 14th century human princes, sprites, and other typical fae. Aunt Charlotte and the NGA Portraits includes a Selkie with a lost pelt.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_86b34ecf	type	"Leave Your Quest" Test
Instead of Three Wishes / int_86b34ecf	comment	"Leave Your Quest" Test: The jester tells Charlotte that if she stays in the painting, she'll never have to grow up or grow old — she can keep having fun with her new friends, and never have to go back to her boring life and her distracted parents. It turns out Charlotte doesn't want to stay a child forever. She wants to grow up and see the world, and make choices for herself, and to help Olga. She ignores the jester and leaves the painting with Olga's sealskin, breaking the curse.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_887da4ea	type	Died Happily Ever After
Instead of Three Wishes / int_887da4ea	comment	Died Happily Ever After: John commits suicide in order to join Edwina and her family in their peaceful afterlife. The narration states that their ghosts can still be seen sitting together in the rafters of the factory, reading books and eating chocolate.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_a1a1491e	type	Homage
Instead of Three Wishes / int_a1a1491e	comment	Homage: Four real-world portraits of children are described as characters that Charlotte meets when she climbs into the Canaletto painting. Olga had previously enlisted the help of the painted children in searching for her sealskin but they were unsuccessful in their efforts, perhaps due to being paintings themselves. They do help Charlotte in her quest, and proved to be her first real friends. Charlotte is exceedingly fond of them and often visits the National Gallery of Art, where the portraits are on display. She mentions having spent a lot of time and money to gather all the paintings together in one place. The paintings consist of: Alsatian Girl, by Jean-Jacques Henner Lady Caroline Howard, by Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of a Youth, by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio Ranunccio Farnese, by Titian
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_a55ab01e	type	Jerkass Realization
Instead of Three Wishes / int_a55ab01e	comment	Jerkass Realization: Seeing his actions from the point of view of everyone around him makes the Kevin realize how cruel and stupid he's acted.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_aa8db5e2	type	Mega City
Instead of Three Wishes / int_aa8db5e2	comment	John grows up in a government-sponsored orphanage in a Mega City with no trees, grass, or animals. He's assigned to a factory job the day he turns eighteen, having been placed their by a computerized test and psych profile that determined he could withstand the isolation and rigors of operating a ceiling-mounted crane for fourteen hours a day.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_ac1a6ce3	type	Cute Ghost Girl
Instead of Three Wishes / int_ac1a6ce3	comment	Cute Ghost Girl: Edwina is a sweet girl in her late teens who just so happens to be a Friendly Ghost. John eventually falls in love with her.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_ac36578e	type	Or Was It a Dream?
Instead of Three Wishes / int_ac36578e	comment	Or Was It a Dream?: After buying a bag full of roach motels and boric acid at the hardware store, Leroy crashes his bike on the way home and dreams up an adventure in preshistoric Sweden where he saves a village by driving away the roaches that have infested their feasting hall with the modern pest control supplies he bought for his mom. Though he was unconscious for less than a minute, when Leroy gets back to his family's apartment the shopping bag contains empty bottles of boric acid and empty packaging for roach motels.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_ad8d4f90	type	Leprechaun
Instead of Three Wishes / int_ad8d4f90	comment	A Plague of Leprechaun includes a Leprechaun.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_af4d6174	type	Setting Update
Instead of Three Wishes / int_af4d6174	comment	Setting Update: A Plague of Leprechaun sets a leprechaun loose in the town of North Twicking, New Hampshire in the modern day (or at least the 1990's). Factory sees a family of ghosts haunting not their ancestral home, but the megafactory built over the land where their home once stood. Aunt Charlotte and the NGA Portraits is the tale of a human girl who befriends a Selkie in North Carolina of the mid-20th century. Instead of Three Wishes brings an entire fae court to modern (1990's) Ontario, Canada.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_b4de0dc	type	Lost Orphaned Royalty
Instead of Three Wishes / int_b4de0dc	comment	Lost Orphaned Royalty: With the death of the King of Monemvassia, his son Prince Manenele is the sole surviving member of the royal family. Trouble is, no one knows where the Prince is — the King sent his son away to receive a proper education before the Prince assumed the throne, but told none of his ministers where the boy was being educated. When the King died suddenly there was no one who knew where the Prince had been sent. Minister Orvis takes advantage of this confusion to try and set up Nele the baker's apprentice as the lost Prince Manenele.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_b575a2b1	type	Cold Iron
Instead of Three Wishes / int_b575a2b1	comment	Cold Iron: Discussed. Although iron isn't directly harmful to the Fae court of Instead of Three Wishes, a sufficient quantity of it does repulse or frighten them — or it could just be the swarms of steel (an alloy of iron) vehicles rushing past the elf prince while he's stuck at a crosswalk that have him so on edge.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_be009bbc	type	Alliterative Name
Instead of Three Wishes / int_be009bbc	comment	Alliterative Name: Mag Malleaster, proprietor of North Twicking's inn and tavern.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_bf239986	type	Mind Virus
Instead of Three Wishes / int_bf239986	comment	Mind Virus: Zig-Zagged — the Nightmare is a sort of curse/ quasi-magical dream that can only infect one person at a time. It can only be transferred to its next host if they "ask for it", although the wording doesn't have to be precise. Kevin is initially "infected" when he tells the previous host to "give me whatever you've got." He passes it on to the next victim when they demands that he "hand it over," thinking Kevin has lunch money or something else in his pockets.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_c06ec675	type	Gang of Bullies
Instead of Three Wishes / int_c06ec675	comment	Gang of Bullies: Kevin led a gang of sixth grade bullies who taunted and stole from younger children. When he and his friends graduate to seventh grade, they find themselves the targets of the eight grade bullies.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_e4bf37d8	type	Healthy in Heaven
Instead of Three Wishes / int_e4bf37d8	comment	Healthy in Heaven: Averted: The Gerwinks had to delay their plans until little Angela recovered from a cold, or else she would have been stuck as sickly toddler for the rest of he afterlife. Edwina didn't die from the poison, she died from waking up with a poison-induced headache and falling out a window. As a ghost, her spine is "all wobbly now" but she assures John that it doesn't hurt.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_e5128f80	type	Separate Scene Storytelling
Instead of Three Wishes / int_e5128f80	comment	Separate Scene Storytelling: Aunt Charlotte's story is separated from the Framing Device by having a different font and indentation style.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_e853bdb8	type	Plagued by Nightmares
Instead of Three Wishes / int_e853bdb8	comment	Plagued by Nightmares: Kevin is plagued by a recurring, magical Nightmare that makes him relive the last day from the point of view of everyone he interacted with.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_ea85d6ea	type	All Just a Dream
Instead of Three Wishes / int_ea85d6ea	comment	All Just a Dream: When Leroy is woken up, he finds he's crashed his bicycle on the way home from school and landed in a snow bank. He was unconscious for less than a minute before a neighbor who witnessed the crash rushed outside to check on him, and his weeks of adventure in prehistoric Sweden must have been a concussion-induced dream cause by his anxiety over a school report he wrote about ancient Scandinavia.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_ec0ce986	type	Spotting the Thread
Instead of Three Wishes / int_ec0ce986	comment	Spotting the Thread: Discussed — by the Prime Minister and Nele, after Nele has successfully warded off Spiro the Bandit King and returned to his cover as a simple baker's apprentice. The Prime Minister reminds him that only the royal family and the ministers knew the prophecy surrounding the throne. A baker's apprentice would have no reason to know it, since Minister Orvis never brought it up while trying to convince Nele he might be the lost Prince Manenele. The Prime Minister cautions Nele that he almost revealed himself to actually be the lost Prince Manenele. If any of the other ministers had put a bit of thought into it, they might have been able to figure out his identity — as it is, they're all too distracted by the whole business with Spiro the Bandit to give a baker's apprentice much thought.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_f0982bbf	type	Aliens Steal Cable
Instead of Three Wishes / int_f0982bbf	comment	Aliens Steal Cable: Elves steal cable and electricity — the elvish Prince Mechemel's elderly mother is largely bed-bound, and she enjoys watching cable TV to pass the time. They steal electricity from Ontario Hydroelectric to power her little TV set.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_f5c7852d	type	Portal Picture
Instead of Three Wishes / int_f5c7852d	comment	Portal Picture: Olga's sealskin was hidden from her in a Canaletto painting of Venice. The enchantment that hid her skin within the painting also made it so that visitors could cross into the picture. While Olga herself would not survive entering the picture (as she would fall directly into the canal beneath the portal and drown without her sealskin), Charlotte is able to climb into the frame, swim to the edge of the canal, and explore the world inside the picture.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_f6624c30	type	Together in Death
Instead of Three Wishes / int_f6624c30	comment	Together in Death: John and Edwina grow close over the months they spend sharing poetry and literature. But Edwina knows that John will eventually be promoted away from his position on the high crane, and he'll age and grow and forget all about her, just like her last friend. She tells him this, and that she'll miss him when he's gone. John realizes he's in love with Edwina and doesn't want to live in a world without her, so he commits suicide in order to join her family in the afterlife.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_f9439c84	type	Haunted House
Instead of Three Wishes / int_f9439c84	comment	Haunted House: Zig-Zagged — the Gerwinks family haunts the landscape where their house used to be. The hill their house was built atop was up bulldozed to make room for a factory, so their spirits only show up in the rafters. From the ghosts' point of view, they're still inhabiting their home. They only see the living factory workers when they walk down into the cellar; or visit the meadow near their house where the factory dining hall was eventually built; or when a high crane operator stumbles into the alcove beneath the roof that exactly overlaps the space where their attic once stood.
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Instead of Three Wishes / int_fe42181f	type	Selkies and Wereseals
Instead of Three Wishes / int_fe42181f	comment	Selkies and Wereseals: Olga Weathers is a selkie whose pelt was stolen by a man who wished to court her. Without her sealskin, she's rendered unable to swim. The suitor attempted to keep Olga in his power by stopping her from returning to the sea, but didn't count on her moving away from him on a boat and making a life for herself in North Carolina.
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