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His parents did not say anything. They ate their dinner and went to bed. Chandu did
not eat anything.
That night, Chandu saw a fairy in his dream. She told him that he could make a wish.
Chandu said to the fairy, “I want nice food on my plate everyday.” The fairy granted
him his wish and disappeared.
The next morning, Chandu woke up early and quickly got ready to go to school. His
mother served him breakfast. It was always a boiled egg, a fruit and a glass of milk. He
looked at his plate and thought, “I wish I could have chips and cola for breakfast.”
As soon as he wished this, the egg turned to chips and the glass of
What did the items
milk turned to cola! And this was not all. Every time he sat down in Chandu’s breakfast
to eat, the food turned to cakes, sandwiches or noodles. Each time change into?
his mother gave him milk to drink, it changed to cola.
All his friends at school were surprised. They all loved to eat what Chandu had in his
lunch box. And Chandu was very happy with the way things were going.
He stopped complaining at home. He took whatever his mother packed for him because
he knew he could turn them to things he liked.
One day, when Chandu was in class, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. “Ouch!” he
cried. He turned and twisted. He could bear it no longer. The teacher saw him and
asked, “What is the matter with you, dear?”
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