Mike Teavee is Sent by Television

           MikeTeaveewasevenmoreexcitedthanGrandpaJoeatseeingabarofchocolatebeingsentbytelevision. ’ButMrWonka,’heshouted,’canyousendotherthingsthroughtheairinthesameway? Breakfastcereal,forinstance?’ 

           ’Oh,mysaintedaunt!’criedMrWonka. ’Don’tmentionthatdisgustingstuffinfrontofme!Doyouknowwhatbreakfastcerealismadeof? It’smadeofallthoselittlecurlywoodenshavingsyoufindinpencilsharpeners!’ 

           ’Butcouldyousenditbytelevisionifyouwantedto,asyoudochocolate?’askedMikeTeavee. 

           ’OfcourseIcould!’ 

           ’Andwhataboutpeople?’askedMikeTeavee. ’Couldyousendareallivepersonfromoneplacetoanotherinthesameway?’ 

           ’Aperson!’criedMrWonka.’Areyouoffyourrocker?’ ’Butcoulditbedone?’ 

           ’Goodheavens,child,Ireallydon’tknow...Isupposeitcould...yes.I’mprettysureitcould...ofcourseitcould... Iwouldn’tliketoriskit,though...itmighthavesomeverynastyresults...’ 

           ButMikeTeaveewasalreadyoffandrunning. ThemomentheheardMrWonkasaying,’I’mprettysureitcould...ofcourseitcould,’ heturnedawayandstartedrunningasfastashecouldtowardstheotherendoftheroomwherethegreatcamerawasstanding. ’Lookatme!’heshoutedasheran.’I’mgoingtobethefirstpersonintheworldtobesentbytelevision!’ 

           ’No,no,no,no!’criedMrWonka.