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,

"Will 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 appe