The Wishing chair (16)

The Wishing chair (16)

The two children ran off to the toadstool houses and looked at them.

They really were lovey.
How Mollie wished she had one at home in the garden !

It would be so lovely to have one to live in.

" Whatever is Chinky doing? " said Peter, turning round to look.

" He's got a rope or something, " said Mollie, in surprise.
" Oh, don't let's bother about him, Peter. Do look here !
There are six little toadstools all laid ready for breakfast !
Fancy ! They use them for tables as well as for houses ! "

Suddenly there was a loud shout from a nearby toadstool house.

" Robbers ! Burglars ! "

Some one was learning out of the window of a big toadstool house, pointing to the children.



In a trice all the Grabbit Gnomes woke up, and came pouring out of their houses.

" Robbers ! What are you doing here ! Robbers ! "

" No, they are not, " said Chinky, pushing his way through the crowed of excited gnomes.
" They are only children adventuring here. "

" how did you come ? " asked a gnome at once.

" We came in our wishing-chair, " said Mollie, and then she wished she hadn't answered.

For the Grabbit Gnomes gave a yell of delight and rushed off to where their chair was standing in the moonlight.

" We've always wanted one, we've always wanted one ! " they shouted. Come on ! Let's take it safely to our cave where we hide our tresures ! "

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