The Magic Soap Bubble

Book Excerpt: ...ld on tight to one side, and brace your feet," and the next moment he perceived that the cake was in motion. Slowly at first, but in a few minutes the great cake ball began to revolve faster and faster. Ned was terrified at first, as it was with great difficulty that he kept his body from playing battledore and shuttlecock. The greater the speed of the huge mass, however, the less inclination there was to bounce about, and he soon found himself literally glued, as it were, to one side. While thus traveling in this novel way, he began to entertain some fear as to what would happen should an obstacle be encountered, and by some strange coincidence no sooner had, the idea come than it was followed by a terrific crash!The crust of the cake ball broke into a thousand pieces, and Ned landed safely some distance from the spot, still clinging to a huge piece of sponge cake, which acted like a cushion between him and the ground. Looking anxiously around, after wiping some stray crumClose...