Pāhonoa te oro

“This little man is watching a group of people playing chess… but he has no idea what’s about to happen. Everything seems normal… calm… quiet. Then suddenly— the man standing beside him slowly takes his hat. No one reacts. In one smooth move, he places the hat on top of a long stick he’s holding… lifting it just high enough to go unnoticed. The little man doesn’t see it. He doesn’t feel it. A few seconds pass… Then he reaches up— and freezes. His hat… is gone. Confused, he starts lookin