The Upside-Down House

When Archie opens the bright blue door of Aunt Margo's house, he finds a home where nothing follows ordinary rules. Chairs dangle from the ceiling, goldfish drift through the air, and the teapot hovers upside down above the table. Aunt Margo explains that her house runs on reverse gravity and depends on a delicate magical balance, so Archie must pay close attention as floating lamps, hovering rugs and slippery stairs send him tumbling.

Inside, Archie meets two guides: Stella, a winding staircase with a carved wooden face and an encouraging manner, and Leo, a grumpy old chandelier who has hung in place for a hundred years. When Archie accidentally brushes one of Leo's crystals, the balance begins to break and Aunt Margo warns that everything will fall. To set things right, Archie must reach the heart of the house, a golden gear in the attic, and solve a problem that ordinary means cannot fix. This gentle tale by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN follows a curious, clumsy hero learning to climb upside down, listen to the house's strange inhabitants and work with them rather than alone. It can be read on Online Masal.