The mysterious stranger and other stories

[The title short story]... wrestles with questions of God and evil. It tells of a callous angel who drops in on a village and wreaks havoc. The angel makes tiny clay people come alive and then, for amusement, destroys them with a storm, a fire and an earthquake..." - Nicholas D. Kristof Contains: The mysterious stranger A horse's tale Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven A fable My platonic sweetheart Hunting the deceitful turkey The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm.