Miss Tick’s Raggedy Hedge

“…Miss Perspicacia Tick sat in what little shelter a raggedy hedge could give her and explored the universe. The exploring of the universe was being done with a couple of twigs tied together with string, a stone with a hole in it, an egg, one of Miss Tick’s stockings (which also had a hole in it), a pin, a piece of paper, and a tiny stub of pencil. Unlike wizards, witches learn to make do with a little…”

(Terry Pratchett)