No way Connor shook his head You’re clumsy and klutzy and I am not You are so I don’t think you should have a saw or anything sharp in your hands Ever I sighed But it would be so cool I could saw you in half he said You’re too little to do that I am not I decided to ignore him We had important desishuns deesixtions decisions to make We could argue later What about if we turn Max into a rabbit I asked We could dress him up in a top hat and a red cape Max is our dog He was sleeping beside Connor on the couch He lifted his head when I said his name I rubbed his ears and said You’d make a great assistant 4
We’d just have to get Mom and Dad to get us a rabbit Hmm said Connor Max doesn’t like it when we make him wear his winter coat He won’t like the cape And I think he’ll try to eat the hat Plus I don’t think Mom and Dad will get us a rabbit 5
Those are good points Finding a really great idea for the magic trick is tougher than I thought You know what would be a great trick Making you disappear said Connor Ha-ha But you know what would be an even greater trick he asked Making you be quiet Mom and Dad and Halmoni will never believe it if we do that trick I can be quiet No you can’t You talk a lot I took a breath and decided to be patient After all I was his big sister We need a good trick And remember I’m the magician You are the assistant Only for the first time we do the trick he said But when we do it again I get to be the magician 6
Neither of us will get to be a magician if we can’t come up with a trick Connor closed his eyes I still like the idea of making something disappear even if it can’t be Max or an annoying sister I’m not annoying and I’m your big sister Twin sister I’m older Argh By ten minutes Connor said I’m still older I patted his hand But when we grow up I’ll let you be taller So we both win He thought about that for a minute Okay that’s a good deal I jumped off the couch and went to the bookshelf We’d just been to the library and borrowed a stack of books 7
