A Magician s
Party
by: Rehan
Husain
The word magic
has always been an interesting an enthralling word for many
children. They are in the age of fantasy, far from reality. If this
fits your child, a magician party will be a fun and thrill.
Every boy is born with a touch of Houdini in his soul. By
the time he's twelve he'd rather pull a trick on a pal, than eat
almost. Next best he likes to watch another perform tricks of magic.
So when Gray and Bernie wanted to entertain their scout troop at a
magician's party, we buried our misgivings and gave the go-ahead
signal.
The invitations they extended over the telephone
were at least unique. "Houdini's nephew will be at our house on
Friday evening. Drop around. He's going to show a few clever tricks.
If you know a good stunt to show him brings it along."
This
was strictly a no-refusal party. Each guest accepted and arrived
promptly at seven. The guests were met at the door by two young
magicians one was attired in a Prince Albert coat and silk topper
the other wore the traditional Hindu garb. A turkish towel wound
around his head served as a turban and a gay bathrobe covered his
regular clothes.
The first two boys to arrive were
handcuffed together. Subsequent arrivals were also handcuffed in
pairs. This was done by tying each end of a forty inch string to one
boy's wrists. Then another string of equal length is passed between
the first boy's string and his body. Then the ends of this string
are tied to his partner's wrists, linking the two boys together. The
couples are to separate themselves without breaking or untying the
strings.
This was an intriguing game on which the boys
concentrated earnestly. It was not too long until one lad stumbled
onto the solution. Yielding to loud demands he explained carefully
that if one of a handcuffed pair would make a loop in his string and
tuck it under the string around his partner's wrist and pull it over
his partner's hand, the partners could be separated without breaking
or untying the strings. Of course, the strings remained tied to the
wrists. The solution was so simple it was hard for some of the boys
to accept it so they continued to experiment for some time.
Next on the game list was the magic stick. The young hosts
explained that touching the magic stick would prevent one from
walking straight across the room to pick up a book from the floor
and place it on a chair standing in one corner of the room. "Oh
yeah" was the skeptical response. The boys all squatted on the floor
to watch the loudest skeptic make the first try.
Though it’s
just only a tricks, but for a delightful heart of young boys it is
not less than any reality. Each of the stunts of a magician creates
a new challenging excitement in them.
About
Author:
Mitch Johnson is a regular writer for http://www.kids-games-n-crafts.com/. His articles
have also appeared on http://www.mycoinstips.info/ and http://www.coinsforme.info/
