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His parents stared at him, too stupefied by heat to be properly amazed. He said: 'I know you always buy our Christmas pudding, Mum, but we could make one. It wouldn't be too early to make . one now. We could. I wish we could.' 'Now?' said his mother faintly. 'In all this heat? And why? The bought puddings have always been all right, haven't they?' 'I remember,' said Mr Napper, 'my granny always made her own Christmas puddings. Always.' 'You and your granny!' said Mrs Napper. 'She made several at once. I remember them boiling away in her kitchen for hours and hours and hours. She made them early and stored them. When Christmas came, she served a pudding kept from the year before.' He sighed, smacked his lips. 'A Christmas pudding improves with keeping.' Mrs Napper had closed her eyes, apparently in sleep; but Eddy was listening. 'We used to help with the puddings,' said Mr Napper. 'We all had a turn at stirring the mixture. You wished as you stirred, but you mustn't say what your wish was. And the wish came true before the next Christmas.' 'Yes,' cried Eddy. 'That's it! I want to stir and to wish to wish-' 'Well,' said his mother with her eyes shut, 'if we ever make our own Christma

Author

Philippa Pearce

Published

2011

Language

EN