Catherine of Aragon introduced the Ampthill region to lacemaking. The game of “Jack Be Nimble” was from a rhyme chanted during the old game of candle leaping, which was played by lacemakers on St. The letters on Sir Issac’s magic square are the first initials of towns near Ampthill, and the numbers to which they correspond are their approximate distances from Ampthill in miles. This color sequence matches the rings on the puppets when a line is drawn from the eyes through the longest finger/biggest toe on each creature in every picture in the book (as per the clue on the book’s title page, about using your eyes and pointing to the prize), the lines point to the letters on the border, and the master riddle phrase is spelled out: “Catherine’s long finger over shadows earth buried yellow amulet midday points the hour in light of equinox look you.” The first letter from each word in that phrase spells “Close by Ampthill,” a geographical confirmer and the heart of Kit’s riddle. The colors in the magic square pinned to the wall correspond to the numbers in the magic square on Miss Penny Pockets‘ wrist. HIDDEN HARE: Hanging on the rack in the back of the picture.ĬLUES & COMMENTS: This is the key to the whole book. BORDER PHRASE: “Jack be nimble, Jack quick, and Jack jumps over the flame.”
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