Magic Days from Henry's House by Lo Faber

MAGIC DAYS

(As the others fall asleep HENRY sits up suddenly--or is he dreaming? He floats from his bed, and out the window--then flies out over the snow-covered front lawn, by the mist-covered lake and through the woods, all by the greyish dawn light.)

HENRY

Winter white and snow bright
Dazzled drowned in light from your smile
Call me from this dream please
Find me in the trees just another mile

Find the silver bell that sings
And all five golden rings
These are the magic things
By the lake where misty moonlight plays
And Mary Mermaid plays
These are the magic days
I may never go home, where I belong
No no no, never go home where I belong

(HENRY'S flight brings him back into the bedroom, where he grabs SERAFINA by the hand, and now the two of them fly together, through the hallways of the house.)

HENRY, SERAFINA

Gunmetal gray dawn
The other kids are gone, ain't it grand
Tiptoe tiny footfalls
Glide right through the walls hand in hand

Find the silver bell that rings
And all five golden rings
These are the magic things
By the lake where misty moonlight plays
And Mary Mermaid plays
These are the magic days
I may never go home, where I belong
No no no, never go home where I belong

(Now all the other kids rise and come downstairs, running laughing and playing, eventually running outside to play in the snow when the sun rises. At the same time HENRY'S MOM & DAD quietly fade away or exit, waving to Henry and the kids.)

HENRY

Lucie in her red dress
Wins a game of chess she's the queen
Fina slaloms slowly
In the knowly with the holy unseen, she's unseen

HENRY, ALL THE KIDS

The land the lawn the lake the trees
And all the birds and bees
These are the magic things
And we live with the mermaids fair
Beyond all hope and care
These are the magic days.
I may never go home, where I belong
No no no, never go home where I belong

(And HENRY goes back to bed while the music fades out. The other kids are all awake now and it is morning, and we hear their shouts in the distance outside and the morning sun shines through Henry's window. Now TEACHER TESS enters Henry's room and sits down on a chair beside the bed.)

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