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While L. Frank Baum is best known for the 14 novels in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz series, the prolific children's author explored other fantastical

worlds. The sea fairies is a magical underwater fantasy following Mary Griffith's nickname Trot or once in a

while tiny Trot as she fulfills her wish of seeing a mermaid for the first time.

Her adventure is filled with a journey through an

underwater kingdom where she meets kings, queens, and villains along the way.

Let's get cozy.

Close your eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths. Chapter 1, Trot and Captain Bill.

Nobody. Trot and Captain Bill.

Nobody, said Captain Bill solemnly, ever saw a mermaid and lived to tail to tail.

Why not? asked Trorot, looking earnestly up into the old sailor's face.

They were seated on a bench built around a giant Acacia tree that grew just at the edge of the bluff.

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