Alla Peanut Butter Sandwiches!
“Presto chango! Abracadabra! Shazam!” said Cooper. He pointed his magic wand at his baby sister Emma.
Nothing happened. Emma smiled.
“Ba-ba-ba boo,” said Emma. She grabbed Cooper’s wand and tried to put it in her mouth.
“Bad baby,” said Cooper. “Yuck baby drool.” He wiped the wand on his shirt.
Cooper remembered an important part of the trick. He spotted Emma’s favorite blanket.
“Kit,” said Emma. She pointed at the blanket. “Kit, Kit, Kit,” she screamed.
“Let me cover you up,” said Cooper. He covered Emma with her blanket.
Emma laughed. Cooper smiled. Julie had a funny laugh, but he needed to stay focused.
“Are you ready?” said Cooper.
“Ooo-pa,” said Emma.
“Bibbi-di-bobbidi-boo! Hocus pocus! Alla peanut butter sandwiches!” said Cooper.
Scooter ran in to the room. “Ruff-Ruff,” barked Scooter.
He grabbed Cooper’s wand and ran off.
“Bad dog,” said Cooper. He chased Scooter down the hall.
“Yuck dog drool,” said Cooper.
Emma’s blanket lay in a puddle on the floor. Emma had disappeared.
“Wow,” said Cooper. “What have I done?”
“Emma,” he called. “Come out, come out wherever you are.”
Cooper aimed the wand at the discarded blanket.
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” said Cooper. Nothing happened.
Cooper looked behind the sofa. He looked under the sofa.
Cooper looked in the closets. He looked under the beds.
Emma was gone. Suddenly Cooper missed Emma.
She was messy. She put food in her hair and up her nose.
She was smelly. She chewed all his toys, but she always smiled when he talked to her.
She snuggled with him when Dad read a good night story.
Cooper found Mom in the kitchen peeling potatoes.
“I vanished Emma,” said Cooper.
“Hmmm,” said Mom. “Are you sure?”
“I’m very sorry and IF we find her I will never do it again,” said Cooper.
“Well then Coop, why don’t you go out in the back yard and play?” said Mom.
She is taking this really well, thought Cooper.
Cooper saw Dad standing at the bottom of the slide.
Emma sat at the top.
“Oo-pa,” said Emma. She pointed at Cooper.
“Hey Coop,” said Dad. “Do you want to play with us or are you busy practicing your magic tricks?”
“Oo-ee-oo-ah-ah,” sang Emma.
“Ting-tang-walla-walla-bing-bang,” said Cooper.
“Wow,” said Cooper. “Emma knows magic too.”
I’ll never be too busy for Emma ever again, thought Cooper.
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