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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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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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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