四个孩子从一块旧地毯里，发现了一个蛋。他们无意中把蛋丢进了火里，于是，凤凰复生了。原来，这块不起眼的地毯，竟是一块可以带你去任何地方的飞毯，并且可以穿越时间，凤凰蛋就是被它从数百年前带到孩子们身边的。阴沉沉的冬天一下子变得有趣起来，每天，孩子们都可以在凤凰的陪伴下，让飞毯载他们飞向遥远的国度，到天涯、到海角……

The Phoenix and the Carpet is E. Nesbit"s secondfantasy novel and is the sequel to Five Childrenand It. From Robert, Anthea. Jane and Cyril"s newnursery carpet there falls a mysterious egg which ishatched in the fire to reveal a benevolent,resourceful and ingenious Phoenix who explainsthat the carpet is possessed of magic qualities. Andso begins a series of fantastic and bizarreadventures as the carpet transports the childrenand the Phoenix to places as diverse as a chillingFrench castle, a desert island and even the PhoenixFire Insurance Company"s offices, which thePhoenix believes to be a shrine for his followers.

The Egg

The Topless Tower

The Queen Cook

Two Bazaars

The Temple

Doing Good

Mews from Persia

The Cats, the Cow and the Burglar

The Burglar"s Bride

The Hole in the Carpet

The Beginning of the End

The End of the End