Having been invited by his married friend to stay over Sunday at their country place, an aged gentleman thinks it his duty to bring the young child of the house a present, and as he is a ... See full summary
Un joli cadeau à faire à un enfant (1908) Online
Having been invited by his married friend to stay over Sunday at their country place, an aged gentleman thinks it his duty to bring the young child of the house a present, and as he is a bachelor and does not understand much about young boys or toys, he goes to the nearest shop and pays for the first article that strikes his eye. Departing with his acquisition, he is next seen arriving at his friend's residence and handing the delighted young boy his gift, a complete set of tools. The older people go into the garden, and our young scapegrace being left alone with his carpenter's outfit, tries his hammer on the first handy object, the top hat of our generous guest. The hat is smashed, and the boy rushes gleefully away into the kitchen, bound for more vandalism. He takes a frying pan and with big nails be hammers big holes through the bottom, thus transforming it into a sieve. From the kitchen to the dining room he wanders, and seeing the beautiful mahogany table, thinks he will try his...