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A wave of silence swept over the crowd as the once dainty, but now old fairy lightly stepped onto the alter.
Mandy watched from the front row, a slight frown on her face, doubting how much good Lucinda could possibly bring.
With a flourishing curtsy, Lucinda rose once again and lightly cleared her throat. "A gift", she said plainly to Char and Ella.
Mandy quickly stood up to object, but before any words could form in her mouth, Lucinda had already presented her gift to the newlyweds.
But this was an unusual gift. It was no horrible curse, as she had put on Ella, or on her father. Quite the contrary actually. It was in fact a small box, no bigger than her fist.
"What is it?" Ella inquired curiously.
"A box" Lucinda began.
"Well obviously..." Char started.
"Wait till I'm finished boy", Lucinda said, with a hint of joking in her voice. "Now, this is no mere ordinary box. It's magical"
"Of course" Ella cut in, shooting a grin at Char, who returned the gesture.
She continued, "This box will grow to fit anything you wish, anything you wish to fit inside! Then it will shrink back small enough to fit in you pocket. Very handy. Very simple, but very handy." She added with a glance at Mandy who was staring at her suspiciously.
"Brilliant!" Char said a broad grin breaking over his face.
"This is amazing Lucinda!" Ella said examining the gift all around.
"But first!" Lucinda cut in, "I think a demonstration is in order!"
There was some cheers and polite clapping from the assortment of crowd members – it seemed the whole kingdom had been invited.
Lucinda placed the box onto the floor in the center of the aisle. She crouched over it, lifted a corner of the lid, and whispered something into the box softly. She stood back, and Ella, Char, and the rest of the throng were awed as the box grew large enough to fit a well-sized chair in. She walked over to a nearby row, grasped an unoccupied chair, and placed it into the box.
She tapped the lid once more, and the box shrank back to its original size, with a sharp intake of breath from the audience.
She tapped the lid yet again, and it grew back to its chair sized box. Taking the chair out, she replace the lid, and for the final time, she tapped it and it shrank to its minuscule size.
"Oh Lucinda! What a wonderful gift!" Ella cried in delight. Even Mandy couldn't help grinning.
But Char inquired to the fairy, "What in the world did you say to that box to make it grow?"
"Oh, just simply say the name of the object that you would like to fit into it. Be as specific as possible" Lucinda said, obviously pleased with the overall reaction that her gift had received.
Indeed, Char and Ella could tell that this would be a night to remember, for the honeymoon suite awaited them.
A wave of silence swept over the crowd as the once dainty, but now old fairy lightly stepped onto the alter.
Mandy watched from the front row, a slight frown on her face, doubting how much good Lucinda could possibly bring.
With a flourishing curtsy, Lucinda rose once again and lightly cleared her throat. "A gift", she said plainly to Char and Ella.
Mandy quickly stood up to object, but before any words could form in her mouth, Lucinda had already presented her gift to the newlyweds.
But this was an unusual gift. It was no horrible curse, as she had put on Ella, or on her father. Quite the contrary actually. It was in fact a small box, no bigger than her fist.
"What is it?" Ella inquired curiously.
"A box" Lucinda began.
"Well obviously..." Char started.
"Wait till I'm finished boy", Lucinda said, with a hint of joking in her voice. "Now, this is no mere ordinary box. It's magical"
"Of course" Ella cut in, shooting a grin at Char, who returned the gesture.
She continued, "This box will grow to fit anything you wish, anything you wish to fit inside! Then it will shrink back small enough to fit in you pocket. Very handy. Very simple, but very handy." She added with a glance at Mandy who was staring at her suspiciously.
"Brilliant!" Char said a broad grin breaking over his face.
"This is amazing Lucinda!" Ella said examining the gift all around.
"But first!" Lucinda cut in, "I think a demonstration is in order!"
There was some cheers and polite clapping from the assortment of crowd members – it seemed the whole kingdom had been invited.
Lucinda placed the box onto the floor in the center of the aisle. She crouched over it, lifted a corner of the lid, and whispered something into the box softly. She stood back, and Ella, Char, and the rest of the throng were awed as the box grew large enough to fit a well-sized chair in. She walked over to a nearby row, grasped an unoccupied chair, and placed it into the box.
She tapped the lid once more, and the box shrank back to its original size, with a sharp intake of breath from the audience.
She tapped the lid yet again, and it grew back to its chair sized box. Taking the chair out, she replace the lid, and for the final time, she tapped it and it shrank to its minuscule size.
"Oh Lucinda! What a wonderful gift!" Ella cried in delight. Even Mandy couldn't help grinning.
But Char inquired to the fairy, "What in the world did you say to that box to make it grow?"
"Oh, just simply say the name of the object that you would like to fit into it. Be as specific as possible" Lucinda said, obviously pleased with the overall reaction that her gift had received.
Indeed, Char and Ella could tell that this would be a night to remember, for the honeymoon suite awaited them.