There was once an old woman who hated chores. "Work! Work! Work! How I
hate it! Hate it! Hate it!" One day some fairies show up.
They...clankety-clankety-clankety--clean all the dishes.
Swishety-swishety-swishety--sweep the house.
Flumpety-flumpety-flumpety--shake out the bedclothes.
Clickety-clickety-clickety--work on all the knitting. But then there is
nothing left to do. So, they tear everything apart and start again!
Clankety-clankety-clankety, swishety-swishety-swishety...The fairies are
driving the old woman crazy! How will she get them to leave? Lively
watercolor illustrations add to this retelling by master storyteller
Margaret Read MacDonald. An author's note is also included.