One Big Wish
Author
Jay
Williams
Appeared in
Cricket Magazine Vol 11, Num 11, July 1984
Story Summary
When Fred Butterspoon helps an old women free of the brambles she offers him a series of wishes. His first is for a million dollars, then a bigger wagon to carry the million dollars, then horses big enough to pull the wagon, then six of himself to help with the task ... well pretty soon he simply wishes that he had never started the whole thing, and being kind hearted, wishes the old woman a pleasant day.