Hilda - the Challenge
“Low down couch Dinner was done, the dishes had done themselves, which was a very convenient trait of the kitchen, and Hilda had watched how William had lit up the fireplace with some magical pieces of wood he had in his bag in his room.
William always had a box of matches with him, as these things came in handy in many ways. Even to light the fireplace in the house of a witch.
Lacking something more comfortable, they had put their dining-table chairs near the fire, with a large thick blanket ov...er it, which was William's idea. Hilda had stared at what he was doing as he set the make-believe couch up, but as it was done she was surprised at how it looked.
"Is this how you spend evenings in your world?", she asked, "sitting on a chair with a blanket and looking at the fire?" William grinned. "Not exactly. For one, I don't have a fireplace in the other world. I do have a television, but usually I am reading a book." "Oh." Reading books was something she understood, but Hilda did ask about a television.MoreLess
William always had a box of matches with him, as these things came in handy in many ways. Even to light the fireplace in the house of a witch.
Lacking something more comfortable, they had put their dining-table chairs near the fire, with a large thick blanket ov...er it, which was William's idea. Hilda had stared at what he was doing as he set the make-believe couch up, but as it was done she was surprised at how it looked.
"Is this how you spend evenings in your world?", she asked, "sitting on a chair with a blanket and looking at the fire?" William grinned. "Not exactly. For one, I don't have a fireplace in the other world. I do have a television, but usually I am reading a book." "Oh." Reading books was something she understood, but Hilda did ask about a television.MoreLess
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