Adventures of the Wishing-Chair
“Their playroom was built right at the bottom of the garden, and it was quite safe for their friend, Chinky, the pixie, to live there, for no one ever went to the garden playroom except themselves. But now the painters would be there for a week. How tiresome!
“It’s a good thing it’s summer-time, Chinky, so that you can live in the garden for a bit,” said Mollie.
“Oh, don’t worry about me,” said Chinky. “I’ve a nice cosy place in the hollow of an oak tree. It’s the chair I’m thinking abou...t. Where shall we keep that? We can’t have it flying about whilst the painters are there.”
“We’d better put it in the boxroom, indoors,” said Peter. “That room’s just been repainted, so I don’t expect Mother or anyone will think it must be turned out just yet. It will be safe there.”
So, when no one was looking, Peter and Mollie carried the wishing-chair up to the boxroom and stood it safely in a corner.MoreLess
“It’s a good thing it’s summer-time, Chinky, so that you can live in the garden for a bit,” said Mollie.
“Oh, don’t worry about me,” said Chinky. “I’ve a nice cosy place in the hollow of an oak tree. It’s the chair I’m thinking abou...t. Where shall we keep that? We can’t have it flying about whilst the painters are there.”
“We’d better put it in the boxroom, indoors,” said Peter. “That room’s just been repainted, so I don’t expect Mother or anyone will think it must be turned out just yet. It will be safe there.”
So, when no one was looking, Peter and Mollie carried the wishing-chair up to the boxroom and stood it safely in a corner.MoreLess
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