Five siblings dig up an ancient, irritable sand-fairy that grants them one wish a day, each of which goes comically wrong by sundown.
Books mentioned in Five Children and It (2)
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper: “Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading _The Last of the Mohicans_.”
The Brass Bottle by F. Anstey: “It's like the 'Brass Bottle,'" said Jane.”