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Abracadabra

May 12, 2022 5 Comments

By Lisa Williams

The stubborn rabbit ran off last Tuesday. His assistant hadn’t turned up for work again so was on her final warning. His magic wand had been left on the 4:50 from Paddington. Today’s gaggle of toddlers were a right tough crowd, but it wasn’t the day to saw one in half.

He needed to pull something out of the bag, and obviously it wasn’t going to be Mr. Flopsy. Then somehow he tripped over his own shoes. His pride took a knock but hysterics exploded like fireworks around the room. Presto chango! Without a spell being uttered, a clown was born.

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  1. Helen C says

    May 12, 2022 at 7:49 am

    What a lovely story and very descriptive.

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    • Lisa says

      May 13, 2022 at 1:58 pm

      Thanks Helen – was fun to write xx

      Reply
  2. John says

    May 13, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    Thats great Lisa. Presto Chango, where did you learn that particularly arcane exclamation?

    Reply
  3. Margaret Roe says

    May 13, 2022 at 6:18 pm

    Amazing what you can conjure up in 101 words

    Reply
  4. S. Webb says

    May 18, 2022 at 8:38 am

    Felt the frustration of the magician and the moment inspiration hit. Well done.

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