The real Aunt Molly

Aunt Molly is a sweet-natured, cheerful woman whose sole interest in life is her home. After
being crumbly, she becomes less cheerful, and concentrates her time and energy on bringing
up her twin sons, Winston and Clement. The narrator, cousin Rufus, observe the changes in
her. As the twins grow into teenagers, they become restless with the household routine, and
decide to organise something exciting for their mother’s 39th birthday: a visit to a television
studio to see one of her favourite shows live. The twins organised a trip to see Maxwell
Marvel, an expert hypnotist. Aunt Molly goes along with the idea to please her sons. At the
end of the show Marvel asks for a final volunteer. The twins propose their mother and ask
Marvel to make her more decisive. She is hypnotised easily. But no sooner has Maxwell
finished than he collapses on stage. Aunt Molly confidently organises medical aid. Back
home, the change in Aunt Molly is marked. She developed a whole range of new interests,
reads avidly and paints. The twins and Rufus find the new Aunt Molly very different but very
nice. Finally Aunt Molly announces that she is leaving for a holiday in Greece with a
professor. For the meantime, Grandpa had received a letter with a tape recording from the
now deceased Marvel, which would loosen the hypnotic suggestion. With their Aunt now
departed to Greece, the twins and Rufus are left with the problem whether to tell Aunt
Molly or not.