The April Witch

Infobox short story
name = The April Witch
author = Ray Bradbury
country = United States
language = English
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genre = Fantasy short story
published_in = "The Saturday Evening Post"
publication_type = newspaper
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media_type = Print
pub_date = 5 April, 1952

"The April Witch" is a fantasy short story by Ray Bradbury.

Plot summary

Cecy is a 17 year old girl born into a magical family. She has the ability to assimilate with other living plants or animals. Purely benevolent and innocent in nature, Cecy tells her parents that she wishes to feel love, despite their warning that she will lose her magical abilities if she marries a human. She does not heed their warning and merges her essence with a young woman named Ann. She forces Ann to attend a dance with Tom, a 22 year old man who has been interested in her for a while. However, Ann has no interest in Tom. Tom is aware Ann's inconsistent behaviour during the dance. The story ends with Cecy becoming attracted to Tom and trying to arrange a meeting with Tom and her human form through Ann.

This story was later assimilated into Bradbury's 2003 fix-up novel From the Dust Returned.

References

*cite web
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title = Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition
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url = http://www.locusmag.com/index/s87.htm#A1827.17
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accessdate = 2007-03-26

Publication history

The story was included in the several of Bradbury's short story collections:
* The Golden Apples of the Sun, 1953
* Twice 22, 1966
* The Stories of Ray Bradbury, 1980

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