The Charming Gift by Disney Book Group

Author:Disney Book Group
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Disney Chapter Book
Publisher: Disney Book Group

Chip gulped. If Belle went to the study, she would see Lumiere working on her charm…and the surprise would be ruined!

“That’s where I’m going,” Chip said quickly. “I’ll take them for you.”

“Oh, would you?” Belle asked. “Now I can get back to decorating the ballroom!”

When Chip rolled into the study with the tea cart full of poinsettias, there was no sign of the mess that had been there earlier. There was also no sign of Lumiere!

“Lumiere?” he called. “Where did you go?”

“Under here, monsieur!” Lumiere’s voice called from beneath the desk. Chip peeked under it and found Lumiere mopping up the last drops of glue with a damp rag.

“Phew! I am finally finished,” Lumiere sighed. “And I am exhausted!”

“I brought the glue back,” Chip said helpfully, pointing at the tea cart. “Do you want to cut out another star and try again?”

Lumiere shook his head. “I have seen enough glue for one day! We will have to find another way to make the charm for Belle’s bracelet.”

“Okay,” Chip said. “But how can we make the gold flakes stick to the charm without glue?”

“I don’t know,” admitted Lumiere. “We will have to think of a way.”

“Think, think, think,” Chip said to himself as he hopped around the study. He spotted a roll of stamps on the desk. “Stamps are sticky on the back!” he exclaimed.

“But only on the back,” Lumiere pointed out. “I think the star charm should have gold on both sides. Don’t you?”

Chip nodded. “Think, think, think,” he said again. “Look! There is a bottle of ink in this drawer! Ink is sticky!”

“But ink is black,” Lumiere said. “If the gold flakes get covered with black ink, the star will not sparkle and shine.”

Chip knew that Lumiere was right, but he wasn’t about to give up. Even so, as he searched the study, Chip had trouble finding something that they could use to make the charm. A feather pen, a stack of books, a pair of reading glasses, a lamp? None of these would work.

“Wait a minute,” Chip suddenly said. He hopped over to the lamp and peeked at the waxy candle under its colorful glass shade. “I know what we can use!”

“What?” Lumiere asked excitedly.

“Wax!” Chip replied. He bounded over to the supply closet in the corner, where cakes of yellow beeswax were stacked on a shelf.

“You are a genius!” Lumiere cried. “Wax is just what we need to make this charm!” He pinched off a small piece of wax and gently heated it with his candles.

“Mmm,” Chip said, breathing in deeply. “It smells like honey!”

When the wax was warm, Lumiere molded it into the shape of a star. Then he and Chip dusted the star with gold flakes. As the wax cooled, the gold stuck firmly to the charm.

Lumiere held the star charm up to the light. “Look how it gleams!” he said proudly. “This is just what I wanted to make for Belle. Thank you, Chip! You are an artist!”

Chip grinned at him. “I like to help,” he said.

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