Professor Foldini’s Magic Shop

Professor Foldini has a magic shop

It’s next to a tree that has owls on top

What town is it in? I really can’t say

It’s a well-kept secret and so it will stay.

 And yet a lot of children come by

Professor Foldini has many grandchildren, that’s why

The grandchildren have friends, yes, quite a few

And the professor herself has many students, too.

Every Tuesday, all year round,

The same small visitor comes around.

Youngest granddaughter Tamar, so sweet,

Always asks her Grandma for a treat.

A sugar fairy in pink,

An ice-skating rink,

An alien puppet that glows,

Hot and cold snow,

A pretty hair bow,

Some strange toy, or a rose

One Tuesday, Foldini had no gift standing by

Little Tamar began to cry

A book from the shelf suddenly fell to the floor

And opened to a picture on all of page four

In the picture on the page that opened up

Was a sweet, adorable little pup

And a magic spell that said, “start here”

Foldini read it loud and clear:

Dear sorcerers and sorceresses, aim for perfection

For this special magic, carefully follow the directions:

Fold the page, follow the design,

Always fold along the line.

Fold it precisely,

Press it down nicely

Match number to number, color to color, and before your eyes

Out of the paper an animal will arise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGT5mMmXg2c&t=5s

(If you, girls and boys, want to make magic, too

Get the doggie out of the packet – she’s waiting for you.)

And Professor Foldini began:

Mighty magic, just begun,

One matches up to one

The page into a triangle we’ll fold

A perfect triangle, sharp and bold

The dog needs ears. What should we do?

Put together two and two

Now we’ll match up green with green

Pressed close, with nothing in between

Three goes with three

That’s how it should be

Turn it over, just as planned,

And there’s an animal in your hand.

Mighty magic, heather and feather,

Orange and orange come together

Four and four will then match up

The two ends – and here’s a pup!

There, between Foldini’s hands,

A barking little doggie stands

Who could believe it? What a sight!

She’s wagging her tail left and right

“The dog’s name is Ori,” Foldini declared,

“after my best friend at school, for all that we shared.”

Ori then asked, “Why don’t I have a friend?”

So Foldini did the magic again…

(If you, boys and girls, want to make magic, too

Take out the cat who’s waiting for you.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNtkJEO-7oM

Mighty magic, just begun,

One matches up to one

The page into a triangle we’ll fold

A perfect triangle, sharp and bold

The cat needs ears, what should we do?

Put together two and two

Yellow and yellow make a pair

Match them up, we’re halfway there.

Three, of course, goes with three

That is how it’s meant to be

After three, we move ahead,

Now it’s time to form the head

Mighty magic, heather and feather,

Red and red now come together

Four and four, well look at that!

The two ends, and here’s a cat!

He needs a name – what can we suggest?

He’ll choose the name that suits him best

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, how’s that?

Or Alfie, Betty, “Gami!” cried the cat

Meanwhile, in the book they’d put aside,

The pages started turning with speed

“Our world is in danger!”, Ori cried,

“All our friends are in need,

We must hurry to help them,

And be cautious, indeed!”

“Your world?”, asked little Tamar, “What’s that?”

“It’s a world made of paper,” said Gami the cat,

“In order to help, we need a warrior or a prince.”

“I’m not a warrior,” said Tamar with a wince

(Maybe in a year or two or three,

She thought, I’ll grow up and then I might be…)

Gami jumped up, “I know! Here’s the story:

We’ll be your magic spell.”

“Yes, if you hold onto me,” said Ori,

“You’ll get my courage and my great sense of smell.”

“And from me,” said Gami, “agility and speed and three extra lives, too.

As you know, we cats have nine, so I can spare a few.”

Tamar took a deep breath and pulled her socks up to her knees

And then she said, “I’m ready. Let’s be on our way now, please.”

Foldini saw how determined they were

And these words of advice they heard from her:

“Remember the folding rules to heed

They’ll help you in your time of need.”

Tamar turned the page in the book

And the paper world surrounded her wherever she looked.

And there to greet her: a paper tiger, a puppy, a fox, and a sheep,

“It’s good that you came, let’s set out on our journey, this is no time to sleep!”

Tamar asked, “A journey? Why? To where?”

And if you also want to know what happened there,

By all means, come along,

Wait for the next chapter, it won’t be long!