For children three, and two and one.
This ribbon must be folded tight,
And put away, far out of sight.
And then you all must patient wait,
Until the clock is striking eight,
Then look behind the parlor chair,
Perchance you’ll find a fairy there.”
“Oh, will we really find a fairy?” asked Mary, when the old fisherman told Johnny and Tommy that they could open their eyes.
“You might,” said the old fisherman. “I never can tell what is going to happen when I say that verse. Now the trick is working, so I advise you all to go to bed.”
“But what about looking behind the parlor chair, when the clock is striking eight?” asked Mary. “It’s nearly eight now, and mayn’t we stay up until then, to see the finish of the trick?”