▁Ath l one ▁Castle ▁ ▁Ath l one ▁P urs u iv ant ▁a ▁her ald ic ▁officer <0x0A> </s> ▁" The ▁Cook ie ▁Lady " ▁is ▁a ▁horror ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁American ▁writer ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁magazine ▁Fant asy ▁F iction . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Bernard ▁" B ub ber " ▁Sur le ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁who ▁enjo ys ▁visit ing ▁Mrs . ▁D rew , ▁a ▁lon ely ▁old ▁wid ow ▁who ▁b akes ▁him ▁cookies . ▁He ▁vis its ▁her ▁after ▁school ▁every ▁day , ▁and ▁reads ▁to ▁her ▁after ▁e ating ▁cookies . ▁Mrs . ▁D rew , ▁who ▁has ▁almost ▁no ▁company , ▁enjo ys ▁having ▁him . ▁One ▁day , ▁she ▁begins ▁to ▁under go ▁a ▁transformation ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁there , ▁becoming ▁younger . ▁B ub ber , ▁however , ▁returns ▁home ▁very ▁tired . ▁His ▁parents ▁make ▁him ▁promise ▁that ▁his ▁next ▁visit ▁will ▁be ▁his ▁last . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁stays ▁longer , ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁D rew ▁is ▁revert ed ▁to ▁her ▁younger ▁self . ▁B ub ber , ▁however , ▁is ▁dra ined ▁of ▁his ▁physical ▁energy , ▁and ▁while ▁walking ▁home ▁is ▁reduced ▁to ▁dust ▁and ▁is ▁carried ▁away ▁by ▁the ▁wind . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Page ▁at ▁the ▁Internet ▁Spe cul ative ▁F iction ▁Database ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁by ▁Philip