The Witches Of Pendle - Oxford Bookworms Library True Stories Stage 1 (400 headwords) CD Inside
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Tác giả: Rowena Akinyemi Thể loại: Literature & Fiction ISBN: 9780194789240 Xuất bản: 12/2008 Trọng lượng: 100 gr NXB: Oxford University Press Số trang: 56 trang - khổ: 13x19,5 cm Giá bán: 45,000 đ |
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Witches are dangerous. They can kill you with a look, or a word. They can send their friend the Devil after you in the shape of a dog or a cat. They can make a clay picture of you, then break it... and a few weeks later you are dead.
Today, of course, most people don't believe in witches. But in 1612 everybody was afraid of them. Young Jennet Device in Lancashire knew a lot about them because she lives with the Witches of Pendle. They were her family... |
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