A story is acted out with the cards.

 

1: You must have the four Queens on the top of the deck, four

Jacks below the Queens, four Kings below the Jacks, and four

Aces below the Kings.

 

2: Deal out the Queens, face up, in four different piles, while

saying, "Four girls went to a hotel. Each stayed in a different

room."

 

3: Deal out the Jacks onto the same four piles, while saying,

"They needed their baggage, so they called up four bellboys."

4: Deal the four Kings onto the piles, while saying, "Four desk

clerks came in."

 

5: Finally, deal the four Aces, while saying, "The girls panicked

because they thought the clerks were burglars, so they called the

police."

6: Set the rest of the deck aside. Put the piles together. Tell one

of the audience members to cut the cards.

7: Deal the cards into four face up piles, again. Viola! They have

returned to their proper places!