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'''''The Great Wish Escapade''''' was an [[April Fools' Day (real world)|April Fools' Day]] short story released as the second instalment in [[Xavier Llewellyn]]'s ''[[Everywhere's Extraordinary Escapades (series)|Everywhere's Extraordinary Escapades]]'' series.<ref name="monkey"/> | '''''The Great Wish Escapade''''' was an [[April Fools' Day (real world)|April Fools' Day]] short story released as the second instalment in [[Xavier Llewellyn]]'s ''[[Everywhere's Extraordinary Escapades (series)|Everywhere's Extraordinary Escapades]]'' series.<ref name="monkey"/> | ||
The story was not written by Llewellyn, however, as it was actually a slightly modified version of the [[1902 (releases)|1902]] short story ''{{w|The Monkey’s Paw|The Monkey’s Paw}}'' by [[William Wymark Jacobs]]. The character Sergeant-Major Morris was renamed to Sergeant-Major Everywhere. The story's misleading nature was aided by the story's blurb actively | The story was not written by Llewellyn, however, as it was actually a slightly modified version of the [[1902 (releases)|1902]] short story ''{{w|The Monkey’s Paw|The Monkey’s Paw}}'' by [[William Wymark Jacobs]]. The character Sergeant-Major Morris was renamed to Sergeant-Major Everywhere. The story's misleading nature was aided by the story's blurb actively tricking readers into believing this was an all-new story about Jenny Everywhere gaining the ability to have any wish she wanted granted and angering fate in the process. | ||
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