The Monster's Three Wishes

The Monster's Three Wishes - Sesame Street Band

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

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

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

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