Ethel Roosevelt's Guinea Pig
Ethel Roosevelt's father was Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States. Even though Ethel and her four brothers and step sister lived in the White House, they still had lots of fun with their father.
One day in January 1904, Ethel's mother, Edith, took Ethel and her brothers Archie and Quentin, each with a friend, to see a magician called Kellar. He did juggling and magic tricks. President Roosevelt went along too, even though he had to get back to his work in the White House office before the magician had half finished his performance.
Kellar came over to where Ethel and her family and friends were sitting. He asked her for her ring to use for his trick. Ethel gave him the ring and he mixed it up with the rings of five other little girls. Kellar broke up the six rings, put them into a pistol, and shot it into a collection of boxes. He searched for the rings in the boxes, and found five of them, each tied around a rose. With a bow, he presented the roses and rings to each of the five little girls. When he came to Ethel, he held out his empty hands. He couldn't find Ethel's ring and pretended it had disappeared.
The magician's next trick involved a bottle. Out of this bottle, Kellar poured many different colored liquids that gurgled and splashed like a baby seal. Then in the middle of the liquid, Ethel saw a white guinea pig, squirming and kicking. She couldn't believe her eyes. Around its neck was her ring, tied by a pink ribbon.
Ethel tried to think where she would put the guinea pig in the white house. Then Kellar the magician did something else. He wrapped up the guinea pig in paper and handed it to Ethel. She opened the paper and the guinea pig had disappeared. Instead, a bunch of roses with a ring nestled inside of the paper.
Ethel's brothers wanted the guinea pig back, but Ethel held the roses and smiled.
One day in January 1904, Ethel's mother, Edith, took Ethel and her brothers Archie and Quentin, each with a friend, to see a magician called Kellar. He did juggling and magic tricks. President Roosevelt went along too, even though he had to get back to his work in the White House office before the magician had half finished his performance.
Kellar came over to where Ethel and her family and friends were sitting. He asked her for her ring to use for his trick. Ethel gave him the ring and he mixed it up with the rings of five other little girls. Kellar broke up the six rings, put them into a pistol, and shot it into a collection of boxes. He searched for the rings in the boxes, and found five of them, each tied around a rose. With a bow, he presented the roses and rings to each of the five little girls. When he came to Ethel, he held out his empty hands. He couldn't find Ethel's ring and pretended it had disappeared.
The magician's next trick involved a bottle. Out of this bottle, Kellar poured many different colored liquids that gurgled and splashed like a baby seal. Then in the middle of the liquid, Ethel saw a white guinea pig, squirming and kicking. She couldn't believe her eyes. Around its neck was her ring, tied by a pink ribbon.
Ethel tried to think where she would put the guinea pig in the white house. Then Kellar the magician did something else. He wrapped up the guinea pig in paper and handed it to Ethel. She opened the paper and the guinea pig had disappeared. Instead, a bunch of roses with a ring nestled inside of the paper.
Ethel's brothers wanted the guinea pig back, but Ethel held the roses and smiled.
