Meanwhile,
miles away, somewhere in England......
A mighty, massive
factory is alive with a symphony longed to be palated by the hearts
of millions, millions of young and young at heart....a symphony of
wonders like no other in the world......a symphony of pure,
satin-smooth, waterfall-mixed chocolate.....enormous lollipops of the
colors of a child's soul, colors vivid and alive, colors
impeccable, colors more valuable than all the currency in the
world.....peppermint trees adorned with chilly peppermint
sticks......gummi bears colossal, blooming on the branches of trees
lush and healthy..... flowers full of edible nectar and flavor in
their every bloom......jawbreakers more gargantuan than a wrecking
ball, filled to the brim with silk chocolate essence, ethereally
creamy smooth.......wallpaper adorned with fruit for the walls of a
most blessed nursery, every fruit image one could almost swear was
the real thing when tasted..... golden eggs laden by majestic
geese.....rich, delicious chocolate eggs beloved by millions from a
family in North Dakota to the Emperor and Empress of Japan.
Within
a concealed inventing room, a beautiful gavotte is commencing......a
gavotte consisting of steam and smoke, rhythm and singing, liquid and
loving, bubbles and brew....and a magical phenomena whirling about
fervently, cranking out one of the mighty, majestic factory's most
beloved meals......a mere stick of gum, magically delivering a full
three course dinner.
Black shoes emerge and careen with whimsy
over to the phenomena......
"Oh, wonderful! Wonderful!
Wonderful! My wonder is creating more of one of my very best
inventions!"
"Testing Room 5 is ready, sir."
"Bless
you Norton, you've made my day!"
Hands gather many sticks
of gum from the revolutionary, non-pollutionary mechanical
wonder.......
Testing Room 5 is ready.........beings await the
results of testing a wondrous, fantastic chewing gum, which is no
ordinary chewing gum, but a full three- course dinner!
"We're
prepared when you are, Mr. Wonka."
"Oh, dear, I do hope no
Oompa-Loompa will make a guest appearance in the Emergency Room
anytime soon. Here you are, one each......"
He feeds the mysterious wonder to the apprentices....
The midget beings chew away wholeheartedly, eager to test out their boss' every invention......
"Whoops! Sir, I'm getting to the dessert, it's starting all over...."
"Whoa! Sir, I think I'm turning into a blueberry again...."
"Oh-oh! Sir, we're becoming blueberries again...."
Much to the inventor's dismay, his employees from a mysterious continent hidden away from any creator of any map or globe ever created in any way whatsoever, Loompa Land, situated fifty seven miles south of Australia, between the continent and New Zealand....are once again, for the fiftieth time in a row, blowing up....filled to the hilt with blueberry juice!
"Always the same", mutters one. "Fantastic tomato soup and cream, roast beef, rich and dripping, baked potato on the side with so much trimmings and crispy skin....and suddenly, desert comes...."
"Blueberry Pie and whipped cream", mutters another helpless victim, "and enough juice inside a poor soul's body to sink twelve thousand submarines!"
The boss has an expression of dismay....
"Oh, dear....always when we come to desserts....."
He whistles for one of the many Oompa Loompa of his vast, colossal chocolate paradise designated "Manager" of his Inventing Room upon his specialized piccolo......
"More victims for the operating room, I'm afraid.....by golly, I am William Abraham Wonka, and I will never give up perfecting my three course dinner gum! Come fire or wind or rain or snow, I shall never give up trying to make every meal safe for the consumption of man, woman, child, golden goose and Oompa Loompa all over the universe!"
Suddenly, the wonderful, wondrous Wonka turns to his machine.....
The gum that still remains in the chute many have poured out of by Wonka's request for testing by his faithful Oompa Loompas has suddenly vanished....
Along with every inch of ingredient for tomato soup and cream....
Roast beef....
Baked potato......
And blueberry pie and cream.....
Bewildering elusiveness all that remains....the machine has been stripped clean!
