The flopperty bird has a beautiful plume of tail feathers, and if you pluck one you can wish for anything in the world. But when the nasty witch hears of the bird's magic she wants some for herself and pulls a greedy trick that shocks the flopperty bird and his friends Winky and Longshanks.

The witch's evil plan is just one of many stories in this whimsical and eclectic collection from your favourite author. Timeless tales from Feefo and the Gossamer Elf, Curly the pixie, Dame Pitapat, Too-Thin the Magician, and many more will keep you engrossed in thrilling and fantastical worlds for hours on end.

This book is part of a book series called Enid Blyton-Star Reads Series 2 .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Octopus Publishing Group .

Enid Blyton was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been translated into 90 languages. As of June 2019, Blyton held 4th place for the most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics, including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives. Blyton's work became increasingly controversial among literary critics, teachers, and parents beginning in the 1950s, due to the alleged unchallenging nature of her writing and her themes, particularly in the Noddy series. Some libraries and schools banned her works, and from the 1930s until the 1950s the BBC refused to broadcast her stories because of their perceived lack of literary merit. Her books have been criticized as elitist, sexist, racist, xenophobic, and at odds with the more progressive environment that was emerging in post-World War II Britain. New editions have re-written her words removing offensive language. Her stories have continued to be bestsellers since her death in 1968. She is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, the Five Find-Outers, and Malory Towers books, although she also wrote many others including the St Clare's, The Naughtiest Girl and The Faraway Tree series. https://www. enidblyton. co. uk/