Wizard Quest

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In this narrated story of illustrated still images, Peter's parents take him to historic Chancemoor Castle, being the sort of parents who like educational vacations. The box office clerk looks convincingly like a gremlin. When Peter gets separated from his parents, the clerk finds him, reveals pointed ears she did not previously seem to have, and introduces herself as Shanakzoot, a hobbit (although she wears shoes) and apprentice to the Wizard Alyosious. Shanakzoot tells Peter that he is a special boy with a gift for magic, and if he can master a magical transformation, she will introduce him to Alyosious and the queen of the castle, Isadore. They exist in a parallel dimension that can be slipped into, topographically the same as the town but a heavily forested enchanted realm without all the contemporary houses and storms. Peter needs to learn more magic in order to retrieve the magic ring of Chancemoor from Zandor, the evil wizard of Stumbleswake Castle, who killed the king there, or Chancemoor Castle will crumble to dust in both dimensions. As Peter learns new magic, live-action sequences feature a Wizard who demonstrates how to do six simple sleight of hand tricks, two with standard card decks and four with other common household items such as paper, string, and drinking glasses..