In Which Our Author Trades Places With Alonso Quijana (from the musical Man of La Mancha, not the book by Cervantes)

T'would seem I have encountered a device belonging to the Great Enchanter. When first I lay eyes on it, I knew it to be a thing of evil, wrought by dark magics, intended to mislead. I began to give it a sound and thorough thrashing proving the strength of my arm and dedicating my victory to my lady Dulcinea. But before I could strike true, the box, by means of some spell, caused my foot to turn upon some wrinkle in the carpet, and down I came.