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Make my wish come true.

Dream on.

I wish you'd do what I want you to.

Ah, yeah, all right.

Dad,

we're free!

Right now, there is a letter waiting for me at my home in England.

In this letter, there is an invitation asking me to join Marcia Huntley and her

friends to celebrate Marcia's birthday.

This party is not just a party.

It's the party.

Everyone who's anyone from there.

And anyone who isn't someone won't be there.

Being a someone with a genie, I could wish myself to win something like that.

But I don't want to become it because the heat has actually melted her brain.

And now she thinks she likes it here in Australia.

Oh, it's so hot. I wish I had a fan.

I guess you hold it for me.

The Penelope Towns live here?

No, she lives at Towns Hall, Wiltshire, at Janine Bloom.

Lady Diana Towns?

She's in the house, but she's got a headache because her brain's melted.

You know, the heat.

Dad,

you know how Marcy's having a birthday party?

Yeah. Do you have to be special to have a birthday party?

No, of course not. Everybody has a birthday party.

So when's my birthday?

You were born about 1 ,500 years ago. I can't remember the exact date.

Flip on that old hack, we'll never even have one birthday party.

I'm 5 ,000 years old and I've never had a birthday party.

Miss Penelope?

Baz? Will you come inside, please?

Penelope? Baz?

This is Mr. Lestrange.

He's with the education department.

I was just explaining how we hadn't expected to stay in Australia for so

and therefore we've completely overlooked your education.

But now that we're here, we'd be very...

keen for you to attend the local school.

Yes.

How old are you, Baz?

I was born about 1 ,500 years ago. He's not quite that old.

He's actually eight.

Eight.

When did you say you were born, Baz?

First of April.

Oh, that's a couple of days away.

Having a bit of a party, are you?

We were going to have a bit of a party. It was actually going to be a bit of a

surprise party.

And where have you been going to school up until now?

I've never been... We've been travelling a fair bit over the last couple of

years and... Well, luckily, there's a great little school just down the road a

bit. I'm sure it'll be able to accommodate both of you.

Oh, marvellous.

Isn't that good news? Very good.

Take it.

See, Baz, will you? I don't think he's ever been in school before. In fact, I

don't think he knows too much about anything.

All right, let's talk about history.

Who knows anything about the Aboriginals who lived around here?

All right, Baz, seeing you just joined us.

There used to be thousands of them up and down the river. They were the

people. Barkanji means people of the river.

Anyway, there was this kid who lived here about 700 years ago. He was the

farthest runner.

Faster than Winfrey Christie and faster than Cassie Freeman.

He kept talking for nearly three hours.

But she just said she'd never heard anything like it. She wants Baz to write

book.

Ted, you're stoned, Dad. He wants me to do a CD wrong about it.

Oh, Marcy, what am I going to do?

What are you going to do about what?

The social event of the year.

of course.

See?

Mummy's brain has melted. It's oozing out of her ears.

How was her first day at school, darling?

Oh, it was terrible, Mummy. I can't bear to talk about it.

I just wish you'd let me go back to England so I could get a decent

What's it say they wrong?

Right, darling.

If that's what you wish.

Mummy, you won't be sorry.

I'll study and work ever so hard.

I'll be top of the form.

Well, that certainly would be a change.

Darling, I'd quite like to stay here, so Marcia will have to go with you.

I'll make the bus and plane reservations.

Bus and plane?

Well, how else are you going to get to England?

Magic.

It's like I'm going to Marcia's party after all.

And this time I think we'll stay in England for a long, long, long time.

Birthday party.

Well, if you want, you can stay here with Mummy.

Oh, gee, Pen. I'd really appreciate that. You can come with me.

Oh.

Look, something's come up, and I've got to go away for a few days.

I was wondering if you'd mind looking after Baz for me. Oh, I'd love to.

I feel as though he's sort of becoming a son I never had.

Really? He's never had a mother. I mean, if you were to be that mother, that'd

be... Well, I mean, of course he's had a mother.

When he was born, he had a mother.

That was a long time ago.

About 1 ,500 years.

I don't know what I'm going to wear to Martha's party.

Wish I had a catalogue from Harrods. I can do that.

Sometimes I feel as though I've met him in another life. That's possible. I

mean, where were you 3 ,000 years ago? I was in China.

I mean, well, I was in China, which is silly.

Well, it wasn't actually called China then.

What I'm trying to say is that I find you very easy to be.

But it wasn't saying I was behind her. It must be and I were in England right

now, riding jumpy across the field.

I can do that.

Sorry, but where they're at, where they're coming from, where they're going

I find it very easy to be with you too.

Moppy? I beg your pardon?

I did not wish to be on my toy dump.

Why can't you imagine it right?

I'm looking for Penelope Townes.

You knew this was going to happen.

Heidi offers an education that most girls would be proud to receive,

to reap the benefit of such an education one has to attend.

If you choose not to come to school, I can't do anything for you, can I?

So, if you don't wish to go to this school... But I do.

Is that a wish? No, if you don't... If you don't want to go to this

school, there are many others who would like to take your place.

Please, I do want to go to school here.

Please, I'll work really hard.

All right, then.

There'll be a special examination tomorrow for you and Tanya Scrimshaw.

She, too, has been away for several weeks.

If you pass this exam, we'll take you back.

If you don't... Don't you worry.

Miss Penelope will be studying non -stop from now until the exam, won't you, my

dear?

Everybody, if anybody, will be there.

And you won't be there.

You'll be studying so you can be ducks to the school, so you can be a somebody

when you grow up.

To be?

Brilliant.

Marcia hasn't invited me to her party.

Just because I hate Marcia doesn't mean she shouldn't invite me to her party.

That's right. If you only invited your friends to your party, the only one

turn up.

Exactly.

Anyway. She's obviously forgotten.

Obviously. I wish she'd remember.

My dear Sophie, what a surprise.

I was wondering if you got my invitation.

Invitation? To my party.

It's your birthday. I forgot all about it. Happy birthday.

Thank you. I sent you an invitation, but apparently some of the mail hasn't been

getting through.

I do hope you can make it.

I think I'm free tonight.

Not studying?

No. I'm not worried. I've got a special tutor.

You'll need more help than I can give you. If you just keep quiet, perhaps...

No.

No, will anyone be escorting you tonight?

Nearly everyone is bringing someone.

But you don't have to if you don't want to. If you haven't got anyone, I mean...

It doesn't matter. I don't think Gemma is taking anyone.

Gemma isn't coming.

I'll probably bring someone.

Who? I don't know.

I've had several offers.

I suppose I'll have to make up my mind.

Oh, no, not bubbles.

Shut up.

Penelope, so good to see you.

Bye, Penelope. So good to see you again. I'm so glad you're able to come

tonight. Thank you.

Both of you, I'm so happy. We've got so much to talk about.

Her ladyship is currently abroad.

Oh.

Your mother simply wouldn't recognise me now. I'm a completely changed man.

It's true, after she rejected me at the altar, I wanted to spawn them for a few

months. Depressed is perhaps the better word. Actually, I was suicidally

depressed. But then I went into therapy, and I realized that rejection wasn't an

ending. It was actually beginning.

You see, I had actually suppressed my masculinity.

Now that I've recovered my masculinity, I realized it wasn't me that she was

rejecting at all, but just a shadow of my real self. Now I seldom misplace my

car keys, and rejection doesn't faze me at all. It simply doesn't affect me.

Yes, yes, Bubbles, that's just super. You must excuse me. I've got so much

homework to do.

Yes, absolutely.

Yes.

What about your homework?

Aren't you even going to try?

Why? You've got all the answers.

What sort of idiot do you take me for?

Oh, just an average idiot. You go through life wishing your way out of

everything.

I wish I had something to wear for the party.

It's individual.

Anyone who is anyone is wearing this dress.

I like it.

That's what I like to see.

Somebody working hard.

Yes, mostly.

I'm really enjoying it, too.

I'd love to. When is it? Tomorrow.

I won't tell a soul.

Are you going to cancel my surprise birthday party?

Oh, I'd love to.

When and where is it? That's my secret.

Howdy doody, darling.

I hope it's only Conrad changing the tyre.

Sure, you'd have to pay me, bud.

Oh, I was rather wishing you'd take me just because you wanted to.

Okay, okay, I was just having a lend here.

You want to borrow some money?

No, no, I was pulling your leg, you know.

See if you want the top penny for what.

I wish we were there right now.

Yeah, let's party!

Friend Conrad.

G'day.

Love your duds, mate.

Thank you.

As I was saying, I was riding with Princess Anne the other day. Oh, yeah, I

know. Don't you feel sorry for her? She's stuck in a family full of no

You know, the royals. I was reading about them in a magazine.

Excuse me for a moment.

See you, Pen.

What magazine?

I was reading some magazine.

Irresistible English gentleman.

Tommy was having tea with the Queen the other day and she didn't say that she

was worried.

Yes, I know. It's a real pity you do have such high expectations of these

people. Are you making fun of me?

Really, Apple? What do you mean?

Guy. Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were the Apple guy, but instead you're the

guy.

I'm sorry. I was just joking.

Would you care to dance? Have you ever been in front?

And I'll be so brave of you to come out when you've got such a big exam

tomorrow. Well, it's a matter of knowing what's important.

And I think friends are, and when I've got friends... He's quite irresistible,

isn't he?

They're all after him.

What can I say? I do great magic.

I think her brain must be melting.

It must be the pressure of her exam.

I wish she was Australian again. That might cool things down a bit.

I just

want to make my life hell, don't you?

Do you mean your every wish is my command?

Oh, sure.

That's what you say, but when it's... Hey, Ben, is this what happens when you

break out?

Just when the party was getting interesting, you want to split.

What a wipeout, man.

You didn't get me.

I wish you'd forget about everything that's happened tonight, and then I wish

you'd go home.

What did you say?

Don't push, Tucker.

We're in the bush. This is food.

What are you coming for? Oh, clean yourself, huh?

Are you nervous?

No, not really.

I am.

If I don't pass the exam, I'll lose my scholarship.

And then I'll have to go and work in the factory with my mother.

Don't worry.

You'll be fine.

Good morning, girls.

You have three hours.

You may start now.

Oh, you can't have my opal.

Looks like I've got a new master.

Good luck.

Time's up.

Thank you, girl.

I just know I'm going to fail.

My mother's going to be so disappointed.

Don't worry.

You'll be okay.

Do you know what I wish?

I wish that we both pass with top marks.

This is a very, very serious situation.

You've both scored top marks.

You have both achieved perfect passes. Neither of you has made one mistake.

It's almost impossible.

Well, I suppose we studied hard and... That's why I know that you must have

cheated.

believe that you can both achieve such results without cheating.

Therefore, you leave me with no alternative.

Please, I don't know what happened.

I'm sorry I got 100%. It won't happen again.

It certainly won't happen again at this school.

You're both expelled.

You don't need to look at me like that.

It's your fault too.

I beg your pardon.

Tanya didn't cheat.

I was the one that cheated.

I copied her answers.

Yes, that makes sense.

If I get you out of this, will you do something for me?

Well...

I

don't quite understand what happened here, but Tanya, we shall, of course, be

proud to have you continue with us.

Penelope, I'm touched by your honesty in this matter, though I'm inclined to let

you sit the exam again.

Oh, thank you very much.

Mummy, we're back.

Baz, where are you?

There's no one inside.

Don't worry, we'll turn up. Let's go in and have a nice cup of tea.

disappointed.

I promised him a birthday party and you see what happens.

He'll probably run away from home. He'll be so upset.

Happy birthday, Dad.

It's the first party for both of us.

Happy birthday, son.

Thanks. You want to come and meet my new friends?

Yeah.

Baz told me that neither of you had ever had a birthday party before, so we

thought this would be the least we could do.

I don't know what to say.

Let's party!

You don't look like you've ever had an outback experience.

Hey. Hey, am I right?

It's not exactly the party of the year.

And everyone who's here isn't especially anyone.

But I think that everyone deserves one day when they feel special.

And if it isn't on your birthday, well then, when is it?

I'm the genie, you're the master. That's right.

I'm the master, you're my genie. You belong to me.

I've served a lot of masters throughout history.

Now I want to go back home where I can be free.

Then you come along with the opal in your hand.

Now your every wish is my command. That's right.

Genie, genie, from down on.

Dream on.

I wish you'd do what I want you to.

Ah, yeah, all right.