It was entertainment night at the Old Folks Home and the
Amazing Claude was topping the bill. People came from
many Old Folks Homes in the district to see the famed
hypnotist do his stuff.
As Claude went to the front of the hall, he
announced, 'Unlike most hypnotists who invite two or
three people up here to be put into a trance, I intend to
hypnotize each and every member of the audience.'
The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew
a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat.
'I want you each to keep your eyes on this antique
pocket watch. It's a very special watch.
It's been in my family for five or six generations.'
He began to swing the watch gently back and forth
while quietly chanting, 'Watch the watch, watch the
watch, watch the watch...'
The crowd became mesmerized as the
watch swayed back and forth; light
gleaming off its polished surface.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the
swaying watch, until, suddenly it
slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and
fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces.
'Sh..!, yelled the Hypnotist...
It took three days to clean up the Old Folks Home...
Amazing Claude was topping the bill. People came from
many Old Folks Homes in the district to see the famed
hypnotist do his stuff.
As Claude went to the front of the hall, he
announced, 'Unlike most hypnotists who invite two or
three people up here to be put into a trance, I intend to
hypnotize each and every member of the audience.'
The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew
a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat.
'I want you each to keep your eyes on this antique
pocket watch. It's a very special watch.
It's been in my family for five or six generations.'
He began to swing the watch gently back and forth
while quietly chanting, 'Watch the watch, watch the
watch, watch the watch...'
The crowd became mesmerized as the
watch swayed back and forth; light
gleaming off its polished surface.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the
swaying watch, until, suddenly it
slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and
fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces.
'Sh..!, yelled the Hypnotist...
It took three days to clean up the Old Folks Home...