- Duncan was learning to make wands under his master, Meerfus.
- He often failed because he got distracted by things happening around him.
- For example, while making a bug-shooing wand, he thought about a dairy man and ended up making puddles of milk.
- Another time, while making a floor-sweeping wand, he stared at leaves outside and created dust devils instead.
- Meerfus built a curtain around Duncan’s workspace to help him focus without distractions.
- Duncan made a fire-starting wand using warm coals, pine splinter, tinder, flint, and steel.
- He focused carefully, cleared his mind, and spoke the right words: “Fireus Startus Easicus.”
- The wand worked perfectly—it started a warm, cheerful fire with no side effects.
- Meerfus praised him and told him to sell the wand to earn money, minus material costs.
- Duncan asked if he could keep it since it was his first successful wand.
- Meerfus agreed and told him to make another one tomorrow to sell instead.
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