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Chapter 9: Panic and Birthday Plans
As soon as she realized that Willy had fainted, Mrs. Bucket sat down on the floor (since bending over was out of the question, given her current state) and began feeling his head for any bumps or swelling. Luckily, there were none. "We should really take him to his bedroom," said Mrs. Bucket. Before anybody could say anything more, Charlie ran out the door.
About two minutes later, Charlie returned with a small group of Oompa Loompas. Without saying a word, the Oompa Loompas lifted the Chocolatier and carried him out of the house. "Mom, may I go with them? Willy's probably going to need someone to talk to once he wakes up," said Charlie. Mrs. Bucket nodded.
After Charlie had left, the rest of the Buckets resumed their supper. "Did any of you know that Willy's birthday is coming up?" asked Mrs. Bucket. Mr. Bucket, Grandpa George, and Grandma Josephine shook their heads (and Grandma Georgina said that kittens were lovely), but Grandpa Joe nodded. "Well, I was thinking that we should throw him a surprise party," said Mrs. Bucket.
"That's a great idea! Willy loves surprises!" exclaimed Grandpa Joe. "Why don't we hold it in the Chocolate Room?" suggested Mr. Bucket. "Perfect! We can decorate the entire room, and, because we'll have enough space, we can invite the Oompa Loompas!" said Mrs. Bucket. "Shouldn't we invite Willy's father, too?" asked Mr. Bucket. "Well, they do seem to be on pretty good terms now, so I guess it'd be okay," said Mrs. Bucket.
Meanwhile, Willy Wonka was just waking up. He was confused. He clearly remembered that he had been eating dinner with the Buckets, but now he was in his bedroom! And why did he suddenly have a headache? Willy caught sight of Charlie and asked, "What happened?" "You fainted, Willy," Charlie explained. Suddenly, it all came back to Willy. He remembered what Mrs. Bucket had announced and groaned loudly.
"I'm going to have to deal with TWO babies in my factory?" he wailed. "I'm afraid so, Willy," Charlie said. "This is awful!" Willy moaned. "Willy, relax! Everything will be fine. Who knows, maybe you'll actually enjoy having babies around!" said Charlie. "Yeah, right! I told you before, babies are icky!" Willy retorted. "Willy, trust me, it's going to be okay," said Charlie. Willy sighed. What had he done to deserve this?
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Chapter 10 preview: It's Willy's Birthday!