Two More Golden Tickets Found

           Thatevening,MrBucket’snewspaperannouncedthefindingofnotonlythethirdGoldenTicket,butthefourthaswell. TWOGOLDENTICKETSFOUNDTODAY,screamedtheheadlines. ONLYONEMORELEFT. 

           ’Allright,’saidGrandpaJoe,whenthewholefamilywasgatheredintheoldpeople’sroomaftersupper,’let’shearwhofoundthem.’ 

           ’Thethirdticket,’readMrBucket,holdingthenewspaperupclosetohisfacebecausehiseyeswerebadandhecouldn’taffordglasses,’thethirdticketwasfoundbyaMissVioletBeauregarde. TherewasgreatexcitementintheBeauregardehouseholdwhenourreporterarrivedtointerviewtheluckyyounglady —cameraswereclickingandflashbulbswereflashingandpeoplewerepushingandjostlingandtryingtogetabitclosertothefamousgirl. AndthefamousgirlwasstandingonachairinthelivingroomwavingtheGoldenTicketmadlyatarm’slengthasthoughshewereflaggingataxi. Shewastalkingveryfastandveryloudlytoeveryone,butitwasnoteasytohearallthatshesaidbecauseshewaschewingsoferociouslyuponapieceofgumatthesametime. 

           ’"I’magumchewer,normally,"sheshouted,"butwhenIheardabouttheseticketthingsofMrWonka’s,Igaveupgumandstartedonchocolatebarsinthehopeofstrikinglucky. Now,ofcourse,I’mbackongum. Ijustadoregum. Ican’tdowithoutit. ImunchitalldaylongexceptforafewminutesatmealtimeswhenItakeitoutandstickitbehindmyearforsafekeeping. Totellyouthetruth,Isimplywouldn’tfeelcomfortableifIdidn’thavethatlittlewedgeofgumtochewoneverymomentoftheday,Ireallywouldn’t. Mymothersaysit’snotladylikeanditlooksuglytoseeagirl’sjawsgoingupanddownlikeminedoallthetime,butIdon’tagree.