A Magic Crystal? by Louis Sachar

Author:Louis Sachar [Sachar, Louis]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-307-80575-1
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2011-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

Either Casey lied when she said she wished for the cookies. Or she could have made a lot of secret wishes, and only told him about the ones that came true.

The cookies didn’t taste so great anymore.

“This is so cool, Marvin!” said Casey. “We can wish for anything in the whole world! What do you want to wish for?”

“I don’t care,” Marvin grumbled.

“What’s wrong?” asked Casey.

Marvin shrugged and said, “Nothing.”

“What’s the matter?” asked Casey.

“You promised not to make any wishes without me,” Marvin said.

“I didn’t,” said Casey.

“What about the cookies?” said Marvin.

“Oh, that doesn’t count,” said Casey. “It was just a little wish. It wasn’t a big wish.”

“How many other little wishes did you make?” asked Marvin.

“That’s the only one. I promise.” She crossed her heart.

Marvin didn’t know if he could believe her.

“You don’t believe me, do you?” she asked.

“It doesn’t matter,” said Marvin.

“Here,” said Casey. She handed Marvin the crystal. “You make a wish all by yourself. Wish for anything you want.”

Marvin took the rock, but he really didn’t feel like making his own wish. The fun part was making wishes together.

“If you’re mad that I wished for cookies, then you wish for something.”

“I’m not mad,” said Marvin.

“I didn’t get mad when you wished for an ice cream sundae,” said Casey.

“I’m not mad,” Marvin said again, although he was beginning to get a little angry.

“You’re eating the cookies, too,” Casey pointed out.

“I know,” said Marvin.

“Just wish for something!” said Casey. “Whatever you want. Wish for a million dollars, Marvin. You can keep it all yourself. You don’t have to give any to me, even though I’m sharing my cookies with you.”

“They’re not your cookies,” said Marvin.

Casey pushed the plate away. “Oh, now I can’t have a cookie!” she snapped.

“That’s not what I meant,” said Marvin.

“First you say I can have a cookie,” Casey complained. “Then you say I can’t. Then you say I can. Then you say I can’t. Then you say I can. Then you say I can’t.”

Marvin closed his eyes.

“Just make a stupid wish, Marvin!” Casey demanded.

“I wish you’d shut up!”

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