Title: Old Misery
Description: Poor Old Misery. She and her old cat, Rutterkin, ain't got two pennies to rub together. And the one thing of value she does have - a tree, filled with good eating apples - is regularly ransacked by humans and animals of all kinds! So, one day, when a surprise visitor grants her a wish, Old Misery wishes that anyone who tries to steal her apples will end up stuck to the tree!
Subjects: Humorous stories, Juvenile fiction, Wishes, Old age, Children's fiction