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Mrs. Charlotte Bailey
The Travelling Tradesman is an old man who makes a living by tricking young and foolish people into buying supposedly magical and dangerous objects with their hard-earned money. The Travelling Tradesman gives Jack the magic beans, and he also tells the Journal Writer how to find Hagatha. Later in his life, the Travelling Tradesman is imprisoned in the Troll and Goblin Territory, where he meets Alex and Connor. He helps them escape and makes up for a lifetime of taking advantage of others by sacrificing himself to save them.
Travelling Tradesman Quotes in The Wishing Spell
The The Wishing Spell quotes below are all either spoken by Travelling Tradesman or refer to Travelling Tradesman . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11 Quotes
“I couldn’t leave without you,” the Tradesman said. “I’m old, children, I’d never outrun them anyway. You two still have a lot of living to do, so run before they get past the statue. Hurry!”
“We’re not leaving without you!” Alex said.
“I’m wanted in every kingdom,” the Tradesman said between deep breaths. “No matter where I go, I’ll end up behind bars. I’ve done a lot of bad things in my day, children. I’ve made a lot of trades and deals that I shouldn’t have. I deserve this. You don’t. Now run!”
Alex’s and Connor’s feet moved before their minds could decide whether to stay any longer.
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Travelling Tradesman Character Timeline in The Wishing Spell
The timeline below shows where the character Travelling Tradesman appears in The Wishing Spell. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7
...for a way to get back on his own. He started by tracking down the Travelling Tradesman , an infamous trickster known for defrauding naïve children of valuables in exchange for allegedly...
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Unfortunately, the Journal Writer continues, the Travelling Tradesman had no item to allow him to travel between worlds. But he did tell the...
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Chapter 11
...escapes. The twins turn to see an ancient man, whom they eventually recognize as the Travelling Tradesman described in the journal. He seems to recognize them too, although he also seems to...
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...riddles. They wonder if Hagatha could be persuaded to give them some hints, but the Travelling Tradesman explains that Hagatha died years ago after she fell into the Sleeping Kingdom’s Thornbush Pit,...
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...the tunnel with goblins and trolls in hot pursuit. In the nick of time, the Travelling Tradesman comes to their rescue by toppling a goblin statue that guards the entrance to the...
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