The Seven Chairs, Part 4

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"I'm gonna' be RICH! I'm gonna' be RICH!" he sang as he danced a jig. Then he sat down to think up a plan to get into the Good Knight's castle for more magic...

   This time...

                                                                  Chapter 1

The First Chair

            It was Sophie’s birthday! All Sophie wanted was a chair. Why? Because her favorite old one broke. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. King, were out looking for the best possible chair they could give their daughter. They looked and searched and searched and looked everywhere, everywhere except Bob’s Furniture Shop. Mrs. King said her feet hurt, but in the end Mr. King insisted that they check one more shop up there, “even though it doesn’t look promising.”

            They walked into Bob’s Furniture Shop just as Bob was putting the price tags on some regular chairs. The ordinary chairs looked just like the magic ones. Mrs. King asked Bob, “Why are those chairs you’re pricing now so much cheaper than those over there?” She pointed a magic chair. Bob leaned in close. “Listen, lady,” he said. “I can sell you those chairs over there that are 59 dollars and 99 cents, and I’ll guarantee you’ll love ‘em ‘cause those ones are magic. They can fly.” Bob leaned back with a grin. “If it don’t fly you bring it back and get your money back with an extra 10 dollars.” Sophie’s parents glanced at each other.