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1952 short story by Ray Bradbury
"
The April Witch
" is a 1952
fantasy
short story
by American writer
Ray Bradbury
.
Plot summary
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Cecy Elliott is a 17-year-old girl born into a magical family. She has the ability to assimilate with other living plants or animals. Purely benevolent and innocent in nature, Cecy tells her parents that she wishes to feel love, despite their warning that she will lose her magical abilities if she marries a human. She does not heed their warning and merges her essence with a young woman named Ann. She forces Ann to attend a dance with Tom, a 22-year-old man who has been interested in her for a while. However, Ann has no interest in Tom. Tom is aware of Ann's inconsistent behaviour during the
dance
. The story ends with Cecy becoming attracted to Tom and trying to arrange a meeting with Tom and her human form through Ann.
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Reception
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Boucher
and
McComas
described the story as one of Bradbury's "reassuringly lovely flights of fancy".
[1]
Publication history
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The story was included in several of Bradbury's short story collections:
[2]
This story was later assimilated into Bradbury's 2003
fix-up
novel
From the Dust Returned
.
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References
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- ^
"Recommended Reading",
F&SF
, June 1953, p.70
- ^
a
b
Contento, William G.
"Index"
.
Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition
.
Archived
from the original on 2008-01-20
. Retrieved
2007-03-26
.
Bibliography
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- Contento, William G.
"Index"
.
Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition
. Retrieved
2007-03-26
.
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