The Magician's Elephant Activity Kit

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Te Magicians Elephant

by Kate DiCamilloillustrated byYoko anaka

HC: 978-0-7636-4410-9

B: 978-0-7636-4941-8

The Magicians Tool KiT

Six Magical Activities

Magic is always impossible,

sai the magician.It begins

with the impossible an ens

with the impossible an is

impossible in between.

That is why it is magic.

www.theMagiciansElephant.com


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T Mgc K Six Magical Activites Te Magicians Elephant Cwc P

The effecT

T gc xp h h h h x pc c hp h Te Magicians Elephant. T pp hc h c h h pc c wh v c h ph c h h c.

T w p h c pcc zh c vg h c. Bc c whch v g wg h c p h wh . T , h hc w w g p !

MaTerials

Y w h x c pv.

PreParaTion

P h h wh h x c c c pp, c h . h c wh h ph v. Wh pc, p v , v gh h w -h c h . T !

g h c, pc h c p, cp, h wg qc ( p): ph, ,c , , h, .

PerforMingThe Trick

Nw h h c h cc , h p h

gh h. Y w gg hw h c hc. O , pc h c h h c c ch c pc.

Say

P Ag Dch w gv . . .

g w h . . .

.

Wh w, h .

Sh pc h phw h h .

P w c h .T, , h h h gc w g

q pp g h hw . . .

zg, gc, ph pp .

I v x p h cwh pg h cw.

W! Y w.

I w c h gc.L c h ph pp.

N w x.

Do

Shw h c, pc h

Shw h h c, pc h

Shw h c, pc h

Shw h c c, pc h

(Nhg hw h ph c !)

Shw h c, pc h

Shw h ph c, pc h

h c cw.

Ch pc x p h c.

S h c gh .

Wh g h, h c whh h c. P h hh c h . h c, h pp h j g p h

g h c. T h c hv w h c h gh, gh .

P v h/hw ch .

The Fortunetellers Preiction

Tere is, indeed, an elephant. It is true. . . .

Where?

I cannot say, said Leo Matienne. I cannot say because I am araid that I do not know.


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If the volunteer SayS

O

w

T

F

Fv

Sx

Say

O, N, E

, W, O

, ,

, , ,

F, I, V, E

S, I, X

Azg gc, hv ch h

ph c g h h!

Do

P c ch gh, ppg E.

P c ch gh, ppg O.

P c ch gh, ppg .

P c ch right to let, ppg .

P c ch right to let, ppg E.

P c ch gh, ppg X.

v hw h ph c!

Wh g cg h , ch g chc wh pg ch . T hp hc w g. R, h pp h w v h c wh h .

oPTional

A w v h c ph w(cw) h c h w. T v ch

h h c h p, g, Y pch , h , h , h, h , . . .

how iT works

B pg h c h c v , w w v h c g p p. T c h hc h p wg h v h h h c.

T F Pc pp B Dw, p wg h B .

The Fortunetellers Preiction(CONTINUED)


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The Fortunetellers Preiction(CONTINUED)


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The effecT

T z ph hw: ph, -z ph, g ph. T pc ch h ph , h gc v g h h h w h pc w gg ch hpc ! c p h c h,pcc ch h c h . R hw pc pg whch ph h v ch h c p h c .

MaTerials

Y w h h ph c, h gc pcc, h c c, vp.

PreParaTion

P h h wh h h ph c, h gcpc c, h c c c c pp, c h .

O h c h ph c, w:You will choose this one.

O h c h c c, w:You will choose the medium-size elephant.

O h c h pc c, w:You will choose the large elephant.

g h c, pc h c h vp h cg h c. T h ph h gh h c h h .I p h h c h w, hpc. S ch xp c w g hvp c.

Fin the Elephant

She was struck with a peculiar eeling o having been well and truly seen,o having at last been ound, saved.

ELEPHANCARDS

CRYSAL BALLCARD

PREDICIONCARD


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If the volunteer chooSeS

T ph

T -z ph

T g ph

Say

Y hv ch h ph!

Y p h h h

c hv h g h c! B h

h h w ph, w h h !

Y hv ch h-z ph!

Y hv ch h g ph!

Do

v h ph c v h g h c:

You will choose this one.

v h -z

g ph c pv hh h v.

P h c c h, h v v

h g: You will choose themedium-sized elephant.

Iv h pc pc p hvp h pc

c h , v h g:You will choose the large elephant.

Wh x p whch h h c hp p . h h c.

A h ppp pc , cc h c pc h c h vp. (N h h g phw c, h h pc c w v v h vp.)

how iT works

Sc h pc g p-, h gc p whch g w ch h chc h v.

h p h c, p h c gh w. Y w vh gg wh c .

Fin the Elephant(CONTINUED)

F h Eph pp B Dw, p wg h B .

PerforMingThe Trick

Say

W hv h z ph h.

A ph, -zph, g ph.

J h Te Magicians Elephant, I g c pc ph.

I v h c.

P p hph h .

Do

Pc p h vp

h h ph c. Pc hcp c.

h c c h vp, pc h vp c h h

ph c. Wh h c cg hc, wv v h h ph c.

Kpg h c c h,ch pc c w.


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Fin the Elephant(CONTINUED)

My Preiction


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The effecT

T gc p w g h h h hw ph, p h , c g, g pc g c h. T gc c h, h phgc jp h w g h h h h w.

The secreT

T c h jpg ph c wppg h g.

MaTerials

A .

PreParaTion

A pcc!

how iT works

T jp c wpp g g , wpp h p(v) p w g . Wh h c , h c h h w g .

Wh gh g qc, h cp v g h c p g.

PerforMingThe Trick

Say Do

H w hv h gc ph. . . .OK, c , h c ch

h h!

H p h h.

Ac!T ph pp

cw h.

H p gh h wh h p h cg h c hcg c. Pc h v

h w g gh h, hw w h c c p.

W, h w pg, w ?

Wh g h h , p h c c w hh g gh h hv

h .

E h h g gh h j v h

g v h.

Nw h p ph c g .

Wh h, p h w gh hv h h.

W hv hp h gcg c h. P h g h hvh h.

L w c hp h.P c wh . O . . . w . . .

T!Wv h gh

qc p gh h; h wjp h w g h w.

W !

S h Eph H pp B Dw, p wg h B .

Sen the Elephant Home

I the world held magic powerul enough to make the elephant appear, then there must exist,too, magic in equal measure, magic powerul enough to undo what had been done.

Tere must be magic that could send the elephant home.

MagIcIanSvIew

auDIenceSvIew


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M w , g wg q wh .

TocreaTeyourforTuneTellersTenT:

. C h hp pv.

. F pp g: F h q h,c, ; p h pp c. h c h pp c g; c,, p h pp c.

. h q cw, c h .

. h q c v, h w c h

h .

. Bg c p ch h .

. S g h h pc c h .

Nw q. Q wh w w , c h q hw w h gcw pp.

findingTheanswers :

. Ch chc: Mgc, Eph, Oph, S.

. Sp h w h chc ch; ch ,

p c h g c,vg . O h , p wh h p.

. Ch h hw.

. C p h , pg cg h g c ch c. O h , p wh h p.

. Ch h h hw.

. C g, pg cg h v.

. Ch . T , p h p h h w q!

The Fortunetellers Tent

Attached to the ortunetellers tent was a piece o paper, and penned upon the paperin a cramped but unapologetic hand were these words: T p fc q h c p p h h h

w w wh h pc .


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The Fortunetellers Tent(CONTINUED)

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ldIEr

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What if?

Why not?

Could it possibly be?

Of that

I am sure;

of that I have

no doubt at all.

Wait

awhile...

youwillsee.

Things

arenotatallwhattheyseemtobe;

oh,no,notatall.

Thatis

surelythetruth

,

atleastfornow

.

Thesta

rs

arealign

ing

themselvesforsomething

evenmorespe

ctacular.

Theimpossible

isab

outtohappenagain.

I

cannot

say.I

cannotsay

becaus

eIama

fraid

thatIdonotknow.


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I c hgh h, pp hv g. I pc, p w c pc g p w h gc p h . I h, h v h c wg wh .

F xp, c, wh

gh h ? W c w h wchg h?

, h h c vh c xc wh . D ch xg h c. D h h w? Wh wh ?

I Te Magicians Elephant, A p hph. Wh h ? Hw w?D A c xc h ?I , wh ?

Hv h g ? W w w pc h j pg

pv. Rc wh h gh , c wh .

Portentous dreams

I dreamed, said Adele.

But how lovely, said Sister Marie. And what did you dream o ?

Te elephant.

Oh, elephant dreams, yes. I fnd elephant dreams particularly

moving, said Sister Marie, and portentous, yes, although I amorced to admit that I mysel have yet to dream o an elephant.But I wait and hope. One must wait and hope.


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T pc :

I h gh

s dream Journal


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