Kings to the rescue!
1. Before you start: Remove the four Kings, Queens and Jacks from the pack, and place one of each on top of the pack without anyone knowing.
2. Place the pack face up in front of you and begin to tell the following story: "There was once a block of three flats. The pack of cards represents this block.
3. In each flat lives a beautiful woman. One in the top flat (put a Queen face down on top of the pack), one in the middle flat (put a Queen somewhere in the middle of the pack), and one in the bottom flat (put the last Queen at the bottom of the pack).
4. One night, three robbers broke in. One went to the top flat (put a Jack on the top of the pack), one went to the middle flat (put a Jack somewhere in the middle of the pack), and one went to the bottom flat (put the last Jack at the bottom of the pack).
5. The trouble was, the robbers weren't very good at their jobs, and they made a lot of noise! The women started screaming (demonstrate, if you don't mind embarrasing yourself a bit!). They screamed so loudly, that three policemen heard them and came to their rescue. One rushed to the top flat (put a King on top of the pack), one rushed to the middle flat (put a King somewhere in the middle of the pack), and one rushed to the bottom flat (put the last King at the bottom of the pack)."
6. Ask a member of the audience to cut the pack.
7. Begin to deal the cards out face up, saying "I do hope the police got there in time to catch the robbers." Somewhere in the middle of the pack, three Kings, Queens, and Jacks will come out one after the other. The police did catch the robbers!
2. Place the pack face up in front of you and begin to tell the following story: "There was once a block of three flats. The pack of cards represents this block.
3. In each flat lives a beautiful woman. One in the top flat (put a Queen face down on top of the pack), one in the middle flat (put a Queen somewhere in the middle of the pack), and one in the bottom flat (put the last Queen at the bottom of the pack).
4. One night, three robbers broke in. One went to the top flat (put a Jack on the top of the pack), one went to the middle flat (put a Jack somewhere in the middle of the pack), and one went to the bottom flat (put the last Jack at the bottom of the pack).
5. The trouble was, the robbers weren't very good at their jobs, and they made a lot of noise! The women started screaming (demonstrate, if you don't mind embarrasing yourself a bit!). They screamed so loudly, that three policemen heard them and came to their rescue. One rushed to the top flat (put a King on top of the pack), one rushed to the middle flat (put a King somewhere in the middle of the pack), and one rushed to the bottom flat (put the last King at the bottom of the pack)."
6. Ask a member of the audience to cut the pack.
7. Begin to deal the cards out face up, saying "I do hope the police got there in time to catch the robbers." Somewhere in the middle of the pack, three Kings, Queens, and Jacks will come out one after the other. The police did catch the robbers!
