Enid Blyton's Bedtime Annual 1975 [antikvár]

THE HO-HO WIZARD One day when Peter and Mollie ran down to see Chinky the pixie in their playroom, they found him reading a letter and groaning loudly. "What's the matter, Chinky?" said the children, in surprise. "Oh, I've had a letter from my cousin, Gobo," said Chinky. "Gobo says that my village is very unhappy because a wizard has come to live there, called Ho-ho. He is a horrid fellow, and walks about saying, 'Ho, ho!' all the time, catching the little pixies to help him in his spells, and putting all kinds of spells on anyone that goes against him. I feel very unhappy." "Oh, Chinky, we're so sorry!" said the children at once. "Can't we help?" "I don't think so," said Chinky sadly. "But I would very much like to go oflf in the wishing-chair to my village, next time it grows wings, if you don't mind." "Of course!" said the children. Then Mollie cried out in delight, and pointed to the magic chair. "Look! It's growing wings now! How lovely! It must have heard what we said." "We'll all go," said Peter, feeling excited to think at the thought of the adventure. "Oh, no," said Chinky at once. "I'd better go alone. This wizard is a horrid one. He might quite well catch you