1 OA:re rF:lF gr lPS th FN:re lT & lL
2 lT & lL pu lFN (P1):lF gr-mt-pu rPS
3 rF mo-th rTN mo-th rLN pu-pt rnLS
4 lL gr fFS:rL mu-th FN gr-de cfTS
5 re T: ex F up for 3-Diamond Catch shown above
6 T mo DS on FN, mu-pu DS on LN
7 LR mt-up-th TN, L pu cSS
8 re F:ex for 3 More Diamonds
9 F mo-th-gr DS on TN:F md-pu fTS pt FN:re T
10 T pu FN:F md-th triangles on LN gr tS of N on TLN pu PS pt FN
11 re T, kl:rT pu rFN:ex, ls rH and Three Sunfish swim away

Do Opening A. Release right forefinger. Left forefinger grabs left palm string through the forefinger noose. Release left thumb and little finger. (2) Left thumb and left little finger picks up left forefinger noose (this is Position 1 on the left hand). Left forefinger grabs, moves towards you, then picks up the right palm string. (3) Right forefinger moves over and through the right thumb noose, moves over and through the right little finger noose, picks up and pulls through the right near little finger string. (4) Left little finger grabs the far forefinger string. Right little finger moves under and through the forefinger noose, grabs and depresses the center far thumb string. (5) Release thumbs. Extend forefingers up for the 3-Diamond Catch illustrated above. Aside from being geometrically pleasing, you can ask someone to put their hand through the center diamond, then ask them if they want you to catch their hand or make the string pass magically through it. Release left hand and right little finger, then pull with the right forefinger to catch their hand, or release right hand and left little finger, then pull with the left forefinger to make it go through their hand. Kids will never tire of having you do this. If someone thinks the secret is that when you pull with the right hand you will always catch their hand, do Opening B and reverse all references to right and left above to confound their theory. But where are the sunfish? The figure continues: (6) Thumbs move over the diagonal strings that go around the forefinger nooses, then move under and pick up the diagonal strings on the little finger nooses. (7) Little fingers move towards you, up, then through the thumb nooses picking up, with help from the ring fingers, the straight strings going across the center of the figure. (8) Release the forefingers. Extend to see 3 More Diamonds that might be sunfish. But wait! (9) Forefingers move over, through, and grab the diagonal string that goes around the thumb noose pulling it in close to the palms. Forefingers then move down and pick up the far thumb strings and pull them through the forefinger nooses. Release thumbs. (10) Thumbs pick up the forefinger nooses. Forefingers move down and through the triangles that go around the little finger nooses and grab the top string of the noose that goes around the thumb/little finger noose pulling it close to the palms. Forefingers then pick up the palm strings pulling them through the forefinger nooses, which slip off. (11) Release thumbs, and keep strings loose. Right thumb picks up the right forefinger noose. Extend hands slowly apart, letting the strings on the right hand slip to see the sunfish swim away, getting smaller as they go. This is an interesting figure as it is both symmetrical and asymmetrical in its movements, and produces two geometrical figures, one a catch, plus a final animated figure.