Billy's Book — Simon Haynes

Sometimes a farmboy should STAY a farmboy ...
Billy Crump is fed up with mucking out horses, so he sneaks into the wizard's lab, concocts a potion using all the rare and expensive ingredients, and somehow ends up with a talking book. His first thought? Sell the book ... and say goodbye to horse muck forever!

A 5000-word short story by Simon Haynes, author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series.