I don't think you'd like it. The kids shows maybe... they aren't anywhere near as brutal.

[ It was kind, not just chucking the snake outside or handing it over to a rescue of some sort. Anthony found himself impressed as most New Yorkers he knew would not have been so quick to accept a pet snake. ]

Shame really, about the magic. It might have been nice if that part were real. You could have anything you wanted with just a...

[ Anthony did a few 'magical gestures' which looked a bit like more sedate jazz hands. ]

...few wiggles of your fingers.


But, no... it's good. You haven't lost your mind. What... what sort of magic did you try?