Princess Alicia receives a magical, wish-granting fishbone from a fairy godmother, but there is a catch: it can only be used once, and only when the time is exactly right. When her royal family falls into chaos from financial ruin, the clever young princess must figure out the perfect moment to unleash its extraordinary power. Written by Charles Dickens in 1867, with color and black-and-white illustrations by S. Beatrice Pearse (1911).