What a fine time we had on Saturday last! Our school had arranged a magic show by the famous magician, Mr. Prithvi Ra.

The school hall was full. The headmaster and the teachers occupied the front seats while we sat on the benches behind them.

The magician stood on the platform. He wore a long black coat and a tall black hat. He had a magician’s wand in one hand a handkerchief in the other. On the table in front of him were placed some boxes of different colors, a few glasses, a rope, a knife and some other things.

The magician started his first trick. He took two boxes in his hand. One was bigger than the other. He showed both the boxes to the spectators. There was nothing in them. Then he took some small pieces of paper and put them in the smaller box. He put some round pieces of cardboard in the bigger box. He then covered both the boxes with the black cloth and waved his wand over the boxes there times. Then he uncovered the boxes. What did we see? We saw the smaller box full of sweets of different kinds-toffees, biscuits.

Then he performed his famous trick called the `ring trick’. He borrowed a ring from a teacher. He tied it up tightly in the corner f handkerchief, and gave it to the teacher to hold. The teacher could feel the ring in the handkerchief and held it tightly between his finger and thumb. He then asked the teacher to let go the ring and shake the handkerchief. He did so and found that the ring had disappeared. The magician then picked up an apple lying on the ground and asked the teacher to cut it open. He did so and to his surprise found the ring there. We were all highly amazed.

The magician’s last trick was a wonderful one. He just waved his wand and there, in his hand, was a garland of flowers. He walked up to the headmaster and put the garland round his neck. We all clapped heartily. The show had ended.