"You must go into my workroom, get the apple off of my workbench, and bring it back to me," Gregorio told him. "Oh, and no flying allowed," he added quickly, just to be sure.
     "Very well," replied Understump. "I'll return shortly."
     The Cabinetmaker waited. He expected that, at any moment, he would hear the little cries of the trapped fairy coming from the workroom. And so he waited. And waited. And, suddenly, from under his chair, Gregorio saw a shiny, red apple roll out onto the floor.
     "One apple," said Understump.
     The Cabinetmaker couldn't believe it. How could his trap fail to catch the fairy? "Impossible," he muttered as he jumped up from his chair and ran to his workroom to see how Understump had managed to get the apple without getting stuck. He opened the door and saw his bench, surrounded by glue, with the apple still sitting on it.

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