THE MAGICIAN
 

                                                                                                                           by
                                                                                                                       claudia
 

 
 “I saw a guy do it on TV.”

 “That’s TV, not real stuff.”

 “I can do it.”

 “No way.”

 “Can too, go get your sister.”

 My sister?  Use your sister.”

 “She’s too big.”

 The three year old girl had her  thumb in her mouth.  She was tired of being with  the boys.

 “Hold still, I’ll give you a lollipop.”

 He tossed an old red tablecloth over her.

 “Nothing’s gonna happen.”

 “Oh yeah......  Abracadabra.”

 He yanked the cloth away.  Where the child had been sat a box containing a  small green lizard.

 “Wow.”

 “Great, I like lizards better than girls anyway.”
 

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