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The Third Wish, by Joan Aiken, is a story about a man named Mr. Peters. Mr. Peters sees a swan struggling in a thorn bush. He approaches it, even though it stares at him with cold eyes. It pecks him hard with its beak when Mr. Peters helps it free. Witnessing it, the King of the Forest gives Mr. Peters three leaves, each which would grant a wish. Since Mr. Peters is lonely and single, he uses his first wish on “a wife as beautiful as the forest.” A woman named Leita emerges from the lake and tells him that she is the wife he wished for. They go to town and get married. Mr. Peters shows her a collection of fine artifacts. She shows interest in them, but cries, because of her isolation of the lake. When she explains that she has lost communication with her swan sister, Mr. Peters understands her troubles. He uses his second wish to turn Leita back to the swan she originally was. He often visits Leita, who still is “married” to him. They enjoy each other’s company, despite their differences and unfortunate introduction. As he gets old, he still visits Leita. One day, Mr. Peters is found lying motionless, with a bird feather held to his chest next to the third leaf, wearing a smile. The reader can infer that Mr. Peters used his the third wish to die happily.