These are six further stories at Stage 6, to aid the transition from Stage 5 to Stage 6 (made at approximately end of year 1). Three of the six are magic key stories in which the children meet a princess, who can't laugh, a thieving magpie, and Father Christmas. The three remaining stories feature a drunken carthorse, a ghost-sighting at Gran's house, and champion go-kart `Silver Bullet'.
The magic of the shiny key continues. A magpie likes shining objects and steals shining gold chains and watches and keeps them in her nest. The children enjoy another adventure and solve the mystery.