- Wow! Abraxas was surprised. — What do I see! Are these brooms?
"I've collected them all here on Bloksberg Mountain. The longest one over there belongs to the Supreme Witch.
"I'll set them on fire," said the Little Witch. — Can you imagine how they will blaze! But now I need paper for kindling.
With the help of a lighter bought from a Cheap Jacob, she set fire to books and brooms. Raging flames shot up to the sky. It was a magnificent bonfire, incomparable to any in the world. Crackling and shooting, the flames rose skyward.