Chapter 1

SANTA CLAUS AND THE WISHING-CHAIR Guid Blyton A WISHING-CHAIR ADVENTURE

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CHAPTER ONE A CHRISTMAS VISITOR Christmas was coming. Peter and Mollie were home from boarding-school and were very excited. 'Two more days till Christmas!' said Peter. 'Then stockings, and crackers, and pudding, and a Christmas tree, and parties. Oooh!'

The next day came- and that was Christmas Eve. 'Only today,' said Mollie, 'then Christmas!' They went down to their playroom, which was built at the bottom of the garden. The wishing-chair was there, but Binky, their friend, was not. He had gone Christmas shopping. 'Binky said he would hang his stocking up on the back of the wishing-chair,' said Mollie. 'Then Santa Claus would fill it for him. Where shall we put the presents we have bought for him, Peter?' They put them on the sofa in the corner, and then ran back to the house. They had not been for any rides on the wishing-chair so far these holidays- but they had been so busy doing their Christmas shopping that they had hardly paid any attention to the magic chair.

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The children hung up their stockings that night at the end of their beds. Mother tucked them up, kissed them, and put out the light. 'Now, go to sleep quickly,' she said. 'No staying awake and peeping.' So they went straight off to sleep, and began to dream about parties and presents. But in the middle of the night, Peter suddenly woke up. He had heard a strange noise in his sleep. What could it be?