In one of this author’s esoteric early stories, a character named after this writer dreams that he kisses a scarecrow and that one hundred orchards catch on fire, then goes on a journey in which the dream comes true. In another story by this author, the narrator’s grandfather cries “Gee-up!” and imagines he’s riding a horse when he’s lying in bed. The narrator and his friend Jim wait for cats in the garden before being interrupted by Mrs. Prothero yelling “Fire!” in a story by this author whose narrator recalls receiving both “Useful Presents” and “Useless Presents.” This author’s home on a farm inspired the story “The Peaches” from his collection Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and a poem about a time when he was “young and easy under the apple boughs.” For 10 points, name this author whose youth in Swansea inspired the story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and the poem “Fern Hill.” ■END■
ANSWER: Dylan Thomas [or Dylan Marlais Thomas] (The first two stories are “The Orchards” and “A Visit to Grandpa’s.”)
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