At our Purim carnival (The Bible story about Esther), out of all the games, this one had the longest line. The kids would be peeking around the friend in front of them to see if the friend at the machine got a prize, hoping it wasn’t the stuffed animal they were wishing for. When the silver claw was no longer in the child’s control, everyone’s heart would sink. But, then dreams of their turn would come & they were sure they were going to win…
it was a dream machine for the parents too. It was free to take a turn because the Temple rented the machine. ;)
