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The Magic Bon Bons

By: L. Frank Baum
Narrated by: Bree Home
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Summary
 What happens when talent comes in a candy box? In L. Frank Baum’s sparkling romp, a dab of chemical sorcery sends a refined Boston household into hilarious bedlam. When stage-struck Claribel Sudds misplaces Dr. Daws’s enchanted bonbons, the Bostwicks—and a high-society senator and scholar—unknowingly sample the sweets and instantly acquire prodigious, wildly inconvenient gifts: virtuoso piano chops, operatic trills, high-kicking acrobatics, and thunderous elocution. As decorum melts and chaos crescendos, Baum skewers pretension with playful wit and buoyant imagination. Bree Home’s lively, character-rich narration captures every gasp, aria, and chandelier-threatening kick, making this classic short story a brisk, laugh-out-loud listen. A delectable bite of humorous fantasy for fans of Oz, family-friendly fiction, and satirical romps—proof that unearned genius can have delightfully disastrous side effects. Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Humorous Short Stories Funny Witty
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