Peter’s Wish
ONCE, LONG AGO, rumors swirled throughout the countryside that the great white unicorn had been spotted. Even the tiniest children knew that whoever was able to pluck a hair from the animal’s silvery mane would receive whatever his or her heart most desired.
When Peter, the carpenter, heard the news, he hesitated. He stopped hammering to watch several princes rush by his window. Their silk cloaks billowed behind them as they charged toward the forest on their magnificent horses. Crowds of men, many of them well-trained hunters, followed on
