Sam Singer

“ No, not that! You don't know what you're doing! We'll be thrown right up into the sky! Oh, stop! Oh, look out!
Tom
Well, if the wind would stop, all I would have to do is pull the parachute cord and float back to Earth in safety. There! Oh, this is the best fun I've had since I met you. And I can see the Earth below us. There it is.
Tom
Well, here we are. Home at last. Oh, my home is all smashed to pieces, thanks to you and this magic wishing balloon! ”

“ Sorry, Tom, but I can't help you. You'll have to get out from under the parachute by yourself, that's all.
Tom
But I can't get out! Oh, I'm gonna make another wish. I'm gonna wish for a big wind—a real big one! A real big one! ”

“ I'm gonna repair my balloon with this wad of gum and try to get out of here as fast as I can, that's all.
Gnome
Sorry, but you can't leave yet. There's a great deal more for you to see.
Tom
But, if I can wish for anything, I'll wish for a flight back home. That's what I'll do.
Gnome
That's one wish you can't be granted, Tom. You have to wish for something in the Land of More, and your home isn't here, that's all. You can't go home yet!
Tom
Then I know what I'll do. I'll wish for a parachute.
Tom
Oh, my! I guess that was a mistake to wish for a parachute, huh? Help! ”