The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree
What happens when Polly starts complaining to her mother the next morning about the burned toast?
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The next morning, after a restless night worrying about Agatha, Polly wakes in a bad mood. When she begins to complain to her mother about having to eat burned toast, she begins croaking like a frog ("jug-a-rum") instead of speaking words.