The Ottoman A story that rhymes

I own an ottoman of a very special kind   passed  down by my family through time               I discovered  it possessed magic powers to behold  and a story that needs to be told          It was a day in December I will always remember  it was the day before Christmas you see    outside there was snow and much mistletoe   But my parlour was empty  my ottoman had gone.    I was stunned and quite shocked  it had vanished  but where   a mystery unsolved  it had disappeared  in thin air.               Days went by and I searched everywhere  but nothing came quite up to scratch   I waited and waited  in grief and despair and I waited until it came back.          And then one day it just reappeared  back in my parlour  where it was once before  all dressed up in colours galore.                                I crept up to it's side to have a good look  but it wasn't the same it had got  a new look         There was evidence there it had travelled around  and I was totally amazed  by all  that I found.    It had been to Madrid and Barcelona in Spain then travelled around then went back again.    Then just by chance it had visited France  to the Folies Bergere - what a coup - what a dream  - it had been everywhere or so it would seem.     I saw faces of ladies painted full of  desire  in dresses of colour and exotic attire  the flounces and frills went on for a mile    An ottoman of wonder an ottoman of style.   The Eiffel Tower it was painted on top so I had to keep looking I just couldn't stop,   I knew there was something it was trying to  hide so I opened the lid to see what was inside then took a step back in complete surprise as I gazed at the contents right in front of my eyes.     I tipped toed around not making a sound unable to believe the things that I found   There were treasures galore wrapped in magic for sure and my parlour just lit up with pride so I danced with delight at the beautiful sight  delivered right there by my side.      My ottoman was home it's destiny complete and I knew of its magical powers  so I just closed the lid so I could sit on the seat  and I sat by my fire so I could just warm my feet. 

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