You absolutely need to enrol in this school, do you hear me? Why would I do that? Because you learn all kinds of tricks here. I learned how to turn myself into a bird, into Superman, even into Santa Claus. Now I really know how to laugh, more with my soul than with my whole mouth, instead of dragons I dream of castles and fairies. I forgot what hatred is. And the coolest thing is that I learned to get over any anger with the speed of light. This school is salvation, dear friend. Ok, but how are the teachers? They are children.
Răzvan Drăgoi
Let me tell you your fortune. Palms up. Do you think I can't? If I tell you even about the milk you sucked from your mother, will you believe me? No, I'm going to think you heard about it somewhere. Palms up. Ask me something that nobody else knows. What was the name of my first girlfriend in third grade? I told him. How did you know? It's written in your palm. He looked at me in disbelief. I also answered other questions. I left him speechless. I didn't tell him he was going to die the next day. Nor did I tell him why my hand was so cold. He would have expected me to have a scythe.
Alex Caragian
I skipped the canes straight to the little wands, and left the alphabet aside, preferring the he-Abracadabra. The uniform was merely an invisibility cloak. After kindergarten I got my master's degree, my doctorate and I did research all my life with Marian Râlea[1], and I admit, it was great magic; I enjoyed assorted cakes, surprises, miracles, games, joys for the smartest of children. An old miner revealed to me towards the end of my life what the secret really was and made me understand that magic was within me.
[1] Marian Râlea-Romanian film and theater actor, known for presenting the \'Abracadabra' show for children, originally broadcasted on the TVR1 Romanian channel and then on the ProTv Romanian channel. Marian Râlea plays a magician in this show.
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