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The Monster's Three Wishes
Once there lived a little monster In a kingdom far away. And a very strange thing happened As he brushed his teeth one day.
As he squeezed his tube of toothpaste, Deepest thunder shook the skies. And suddenly a genie stood Before his very eyes.
'I'm the genie of the toothpaste,' Said the genie with a laugh. 'I've been trapped inside that toothpaste tube For 3 weeks and a half. You squeezed the tube and set me free So here is what I'll do - I'll let you have 3 wishes And I'll make them all come true.'
'Oh boy!' exclaimed the monster, 'Wow! 3 wishes just for me! Now let me think and then decide What my first wish will be.'
Now my favorite thing is cookies, Thought the monster with a grin. But first I'll wish for something nice To keep my cookies in. I would like a million cookies, But before I use that wish ...
'Hey, Genie,' said the monster, 'Will you please bring me a dish?'
'Will I ever!' said the genie, 'For your wish is my command.' And instantly a dish appeared Right in the monster's hand.
'Hey, I did it!' cried the genie. 'Wow! I haven't lost my touch!' 'It's a nice dish,' said the monster, 'But it won't hold very much.'
The monster thought of all the cookies That he'd soon get with his wish. And he knew a million cookies Couldn't fit on one small dish.
He would need something much bigger. So the monster said, 'Hey, Genie! I would like a great big box ... This plate is much too teeny!'
'You want a box? You've got it,' Said the genie with a smirk. And instantly a box appeared. Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com The monster cried, 'Nice work!'
But although the box was pretty big And could hold lots of stuff - Could it hold a million cookies ...? It just wasn't big enough.
So the monster called the genie And said, 'Boy, am I in luck! Since you'll give me what I wish for ... How about a great big truck?'
And right away a truck appeared Before the monster's eyes. 'Fantastic!' cried the monster. 'It is just the perfect size!'
'It will hold a million cookies, And I'll never have to worry. And that is what I wish for! Give me cookies now! Please hurry!'
'I am sorry,' said the genie, 'For though cookies are delicious, I cannot give them to you 'Cause you've used up your 3 wishes.' (love that rhyme!)
'Oh, no!' exclaimed the monster. 'is it true? I just can't tell. For although I'm good at eating things, I do not count so well.'
'Let us count these things together,' Said the genie, 'and you'll see - The dish is 1, the box is 2, And then the truck makes 3.' '3 things! You're right,' the monster said, 'Now what am I to do? I've used up my 3 wishes And I'm very hungry, too!'
'Gee, that's too bad,' the genie said, 'But now my job's complete.' 'I'm so hungry,' said the monster, 'Oh, I need something to eat!'
'I'm sad your wish for cookies Can't come true,' the genie said. 'That's okay,' replied the monster ... ' ... I'll just eat the truck instead!'
And as the monster ate the truck, The genie disappeared, Saying, 'I have seen a lot of things - But boy ... is that guy weird!'
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