The Wishing chair (17)

The Wishing chair (17)

" But it's ours ! " cried Peter indignantly.
" Beside, how shall we get back home if you take our chair ? "

But the gnomes didn't pay attention to him.

They raced off to the chair, and soon there wasn't a tiny piece of the chair to be seen, for, to Peter's dismay, all the little gnomes piled themselves into it, and sat thereーon the seat, the back, the arms, everywhere !

" Go to our treasure-cave ! " they shouted.

The chair flapped its red wings and rose up.

The gnomes gave a yell of triumphant delight:
" We're off ! Good-bye ! "

"Oooh ! Look ! " said the Mollie suddenly.
" There's something hanging down from the chair. What is it ? "

" It's a rope ! " said Peter.
" Oh, Chinky, you clever old thing ! You've tied it to the leg of the chair, and the other end is tied to that tree-trunk over there. The chair can't fly away ! "

" No, " said Chinky, with a grin.
" It can't ! I know those Grabbit Gnomes ! I may not know what three times seven are, but I do know what robbers those gnomes are ! Well, they won't find it easy to get away !" 

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