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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN by Lee S. Justice illustrated by Judy Stead Copyright © by Houghton Miffl in Company. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Houghton Miffl in Company unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Address inquiries to School Permissions, Houghton Miffl in Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-01905-5 ISBN-10: 0-547-01905-X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RRD 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 It was Brian’s birthday. A magician was at the party. The magician did tricks with rings, coins, and a pet rabbit. All the kids thought the show was fun. When the show was finished, the magician said, “Thanks for inviting me! I had a ball.” “A ball?” said Liddy. “I didn’t see a ball.” “I had a ball is a saying!” said Brian. “You know what that means.” Liddy looked confused. “A saying doesn’t always mean exactly what it says,” said Brian. “I had a ball means I had a lot of fun.” “Oh,” said Liddy. “I never heard that saying before.” The magician sorted through a bag of party gifts, and then she gave the gifts to the children at the party. All the children scrambled to get a gift. Liddy got a small box.  window Liddy ticket Liddy’s ticket said “3 WISHES.” At her home, Liddy opened the box. There was a ticket inside the box. The message on the ticket said “3 WISHES.”