"Magical Hat"
Written by: Leah Goldberg | Illustrations: Maya Manor
Written by: Leah Goldberg | Illustrations: Maya Manor
Every day, every day,
I dream of a magical hat.
A small hat, with a feather,
that does everything I tell it to.
I dream of a magical hat.
A small hat, with a feather,
that does everything I tell it to.
I'd put it on and say, for example,
"Hat - make me grow!"
And then I suddenly shall rise,
and my body will stretch and I will be big.
And there's no one like me in the whole world -
because I'm taller and bigger than everyone else.
"Hat - make me grow!"
And then I suddenly shall rise,
and my body will stretch and I will be big.
And there's no one like me in the whole world -
because I'm taller and bigger than everyone else.
And everyone looks at me with fear and respect,
because I'm so very tall.
because I'm so very tall.
And mom will never say:
"go to sleep, it's getting late!"
And dad will scold no more:
"don't interfere when the grown ups are talking!"
"go to sleep, it's getting late!"
And dad will scold no more:
"don't interfere when the grown ups are talking!"
And when I talk everyone will listen,
because I'm the biggest in the whole world.
because I'm the biggest in the whole world.
Every day, every day,
I dream of a magical hat.
A small hat, with a feather,
that does everything I tell it to.
I dream of a magical hat.
A small hat, with a feather,
that does everything I tell it to.
Here I have a second wish:
Hat, turn in to a boat!
Immediatley it jumps from my head to the sea,
and I sail it all over the world.
Hat, turn in to a boat!
Immediatley it jumps from my head to the sea,
and I sail it all over the world.
To distant islands, to a foreign land,
I go back and forth,
and I see cities and so many people -
Persians, Indians, and Africans.
I go back and forth,
and I see cities and so many people -
Persians, Indians, and Africans.
And no one will understand, no one shall know,
that alone in the sea sails a girl.
that alone in the sea sails a girl.
And if I get sad in the sea,
I'll tell it: "Hat, take me home!"
And I'll come back home and bring my friends
presents from all the countries I visited.
I'll tell it: "Hat, take me home!"
And I'll come back home and bring my friends
presents from all the countries I visited.
And friends will sit around me,
and I will tell them stories.
And no one will dare to say: "She's making this up again!"
and I will tell them stories.
And no one will dare to say: "She's making this up again!"
Every day, every day, I dream of a magical hat.
But where can I find this type of hat?
I won't ask mom and dad, because grown ups won't understand this at all!
But where can I find this type of hat?
I won't ask mom and dad, because grown ups won't understand this at all!
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