Soon, a train whistle was heard in the distance. Dot woke up with a gasp and Yakko, Hanamaru, and Ruby joined her and the people of Acme Falls soon noticed this as well. "Oh-ho the train bringing Yoshiko and Wakko is a-rollin' down the track!~" Yakko smiled. "I'm sure that is train my brother and friend are on!~" Dot added. "Wakko and Yoshiko went to see the world, now they're coming back~" Four townspeople sang. "I've missed them every day since they've been gone~" Dot sang. "They went to seek their fortune and now they've returned~" Minerva Mink sang. "Bringing back the treasures of everything they've learned~" Rita sang. "Oh-ho the train with my brother and friends are a-comin' closer~" Dot sang happily. "Hope it's enough." Hanamaru said. "Hi!" Wakko smiled as he came out with Yoshiko "Hooray!" The crowd cheered. "What'd you guys bring us?" Ruby asked. "Our friends of Acme Falls, we present you our fortune: a ha'penny." Yoshiko told everyone as Wakko showed a coin. "A ha'penny?" Hanamaru deadpanned. "How do you know it isn't fake?" Yakko checked it out before smiling. "It's real!" "I stand corrected, zura." said Hanamaru. "They have a whole ha'penny!" The scientist beamed. "Hooray!" The whole crowd cheered. "We've got a ha'penny today!~" Yoshiko and Wakko smiled. "They've got a a ha'penny, hooray!~" Hanamaru, Ruby, Dot, and Yakko sang. "How did you two do it?~" The scientist asked Yoshiko and Wakko. "All work and no play~" Wakko replied while Yoshiko nodded. "They chopped wood~" Dot smiled. "They chopped suey~" Yakko added. "We pitched horse shoes and hay~" Yoshiko sang.
Then they walked up to a cow that was in a train car. Ruby smiled nervously to the cow as she approached it. "They milks jokes and cows for their fee~" Yakko sang. "It was more than I thought it would be~" Wakko replied. "An entire full year's salary!~" Three townspeople sang. "And now we have a ha'penny!~" Yoshiko sang as Wakko held out the coin. "They've got a ha'penny today~" The crowd sang happily. "They've got a ha'penny, hooray!~" "All those days of hard work and here's your reward!~" Hanamaru, Ruby, Dot, and Yakko told them. "Now there's nothing in this world that we can't afford!~" Yoshiko and Wakko smiled. "You can buy any toys you pick!~" Dot sang as she showed a jack-in-the-box. "Or eat as many candy until you're sick!~" Yakko sang as he smiled. "Plus a gourmet meal for monsieurs~" A chef smiled to them. "And still you'd never be poor!~" Hanamaru, Ruby, Dot, and Yakko sang. "Because he's got a ha'penny today! He's got a ha'penny hooray!~" The crowd cheered. Then the group went to the water tower. "Our water tower shanty we can finally repair~," Wakko smiled with Yoshiko. "I can even buy my brother some new underwear. It's like I won the lottery!~" "Because they've got a ha'penny!~" The crowd sang. "We'll buy burgers at the butcher's and blintzes and the baker's, groceries at the grocer's, season tickets for the Lakers!~" Wakko sang as they had a brief montage of this. "You can buy my new elixir!~" Dr. Scratchansniff suggested. "You can buy it by the bucket~" Hello Nurse sang. The siblings looked like they were going to throw up. "There's just one little problem." Dot spoke up. "It's lousy, you should chuck it!" Yakko suggested. "It's so to believe it really happened to we, We're going shopping with our ha'penny!~" Wakko sang to Yoshiko. "They're going shopping with their ha'penny!~" The crowd sang, unaware that they were being watched by the sheriff who was the sheriff who went off to inform the tax collector. "So, what're you gonna buy?" Ruby asked. "I think I know what we should do..." Yoshiko replied. She whispered the suggestion to Wakko before they continued the song. "But first there's one important thing that I have to choose," Wakko smiled. "My sister has been ailing quite a lot." "We don't exactly know what she has got~" Yakko sang. "You plan to spend your ha'penny on what?~" The crowd asked. "An operation to save my sister Dot!~" Wakko replied. "To cure what ever problem she's got! An operation for his sister Dot!~" The crowd sang. "It's a present to her from us all because we've a got a ha'penny~" Wakko sang. "Because they've got a ha'penny!~" The crowd sang. "In the village that's called Acme, they're going shopping! So let's get hopping! They're going shopping with their ha'penny!~" Everyone cheered for Wakko and Yoshiko.
"And we're all thrilled for your good fortune" The tax collector appeared. "Now, about your taxes." "Plotz!" Hanamaru glared. The crowd groaned about the taxes. "Taxes?" Wakko asked. "What taxes?" Yoshiko added. "Well, let's take out your tax forms and see," Plotz smirked as he began to write out a form as they stood in front of him. "First we total your income and calculate your deductions for the year. how many dependents, include city, county, state, and federal taxes including license fees. Ooh, hoo, that takes you up into a whole new tax bracket! The king will be absolutely delighted." "The king is a jerk!" Yoshiko yelled. "He really is." Ruby agreed. "Oh, good! That qualifies you for the 'Calling The King a Jerk' tax." Plotz smirked. "Huh?" Wakko frowned. "Then add property tax, sales tax, excise tax, stamp tax, tea and thumb tax, shipping and handling, multiplied by your shoe size, and you owe a grand total of exactly one ha'penny." Plotz told them before confiscating the coin. "Hey! You made up that the king is jerk tax!" Hanamaru glared at the tax collector. "Yeah!" Ruby added. "Oh, you're such funny girls... Too bad that won't help you in your own taxes," Plotz smirked, pinching their cheeks, much to their mild annoyance before riding off. "Your federal government thanks you!" "Hey!" Wakko pouted. "We can't let him do that to Wakko and Yoshiko!" Yakko glared. "It's unfair! We have to stick together and stop them!" "Uh, Yakko?" Hanamaru gulped as the guards circled them. "Uhhh, or not..." Yakko smiled nervously before pulling the mime over. "If you have any questions, just talk to my lawyer. He'll explain everything."
The group dashed away, leaving the mime alone at the mercy of the guards, and which wasn't mercy at all as the guards attacked him. Night time came sooner than anyone knew it. "So much for Wakko's ha'penny~," Rita sang drearily as she wandered through the trash with Runt. "Now Acme Falls is back in misery~" "Should I? Or do you wanna carve?~" Slappy asked Skippy about their spinach dinner. "Frankly, I'd just as soon starve!~" Skippy complained. The scientist and his last friend were seen by a fire. "I'm starting to feel the stress!~" The scientist sang alone before singing with her. "Acme Falls is ha'penniless!~" Meanwhile, the others were getting ready to wind down for the night, but especially the youngest. "Alright, Dot, time for bed." Ruby smiled softly. "Okay." Dot said softly. Ruby went to put Dot to sleep and tuck her in like a surrogate mother. "Ready for your favorite bedtime story?" Hanamaru asked Dot. "Uh-huh." Dot smiled. "Okay," Yakko smiled back before smirking. "There once was a man from Nantucket-" "Not that story!" Dot and Ruby glared. "Look, it's late, go to sleep." Yakko told his sister. "Oh, Yakko, you know she can't sleep without the story." Ruby told him. "Aw, c'mon, tell me the story, please?" Dot asked with cute puppy dog eyes. "Come on, Yakko, tell her the story." Hanamaru smiled. "Oh, alright," Yakko sighed to them before smirking to his little sister. "But then it is lights out. Deal?" "Deal." Dot smiled. "Okay, once upon a time a brave knight married a beautiful princess and they had two sons." Yakko began. "But they wanted a daughter too." Dot smiled. "Right." Hanamaru nodded. "So they planted a garden all over the kingdom, and on the first day of spring every flower in that garden bloomed," Yakko continued. "And out of the prettiest flower came-" "Me!" Dot beamed. "Yup. And so the knight and his bride, Mom and Dad, took you home." Yakko smiled to her. "And every night at bedtime they're come in and say, 'Who's the cutest girl?' and you'd say..." "I am." Dot smiled back. "And then they'd ask 'how'd you get so cute?' And you'd say..." Yakko smiled back. "I was born that way." Dot smiled back, although smugly this time. Ruby giggled as that was quite cute and funny. "And they'd say, 'Tell us your name, young lady,' and you'd say..." Yakko said. "Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fana Bobesca the Third." Dot smiled as she began to get sleepy. "But you can call me Dot." "And then they'd ask 'Can we call you Dottie?' And you'd say..." Yakko smiled back. "No, just Dot," Dot replied, sounding firm. "Call me Dottie, and you die." "And Mom and Dad would laugh, and laugh, and laugh, and they'd tickle you, and then you'd laugh." Yakko smiled as he began to tickle Dot. Dot giggled to that before she coughed a bit during her laughter. "And you'd sleep with a great big smile in your heart." Yakko smiled as he placed the blanket over her. Dot let out another cough. "I like that story." "Good night, Sis..." Yakko smiled as he tucked her in for the night and approached his brother as they all left her alone for her to sleep.
"How is she?" Wakko asked. "Not great," Yakko replied, breaking the fourth wall as he closed the blanket blinds. "Those acting lessons never really sunk in." Wakko gave a weird look before explaining. "No, I mean her health." "Oh, well, who knows?" Yakko shrugged as he closed the blinds. "If only we had earned more." Yoshiko frowned. "Hey, you did your best, guys," Yakko comforted. "We'll pay for her operation some other way." "I guess..." Wakko sighed as he went to sit down by the bed spring instrument he sort of made. "You three turning in?" Yakko asked. "To what?" Hanamaru asked. "Good question," Yakko replied before going to sleep. "See you in the morning." "Goodnight, guys." Ruby said. "'Night." Wakko said as he sat alone, strumming the bed springs. He and Yoshiko looked up at the night sky. "Twinkle, twinkle, wishing star, how I wonder where you are~" Wakko began to sing. "Out in space so bright and clear, can you see me way down here?~" "Hmm... I wonder." Yoshiko said. Wakko wondered himself before going back to his little song. "Let me pick the star that's right and pick the wishing star tonight. Like finding a needle in a haystack - eenie meenie minie Moe and Jack! Wishing star, please hear my plea, grant one wish, one wish for me~" One star glowed brighter than the others in the night. "Uh-oh, I think I broke something." Wakko frowned. "For once, I believe we may be in luck" Yoshiko smiled. The star went down to the water tower. Wakko and Yoshiko flinched from the bright light. "Who are you?" Yoshiko asked. "I'm your Desire Fulfillment Facilitator." A balding dull man in a fairy outfit told them. "Our what?" Yoshiko asked. "Well, I used to be called the Good Fairy but that sounds so old-fashioned." The fairy replied dully. "Oh." Wakko and Yoshiko said to him. "So I'm your Desire Fulfillment Facilitator, but everyone calls me Pip." The fairy said before waving his magic wand. "Nice to meet you, Pip." Wakko said as he shook hands with the fairy. "The pleasure's likewise," Pip replied as they shook hands and he spoke in a rather slow and monotone voice. "And may I be the first to congratulate you, Wakko Warner, with your friend, Yoshiko. You did it. Out of all the stars in the sky, you selected the one and only wishing star." "We did?" Wakko asked as Pip didn't seem to let go. "Absolutely. I've been waiting centuries for someone to choose the right one," Pip replied as he seemed to be in his own little world. "Must be this clear country air. Oh yeah. Look at that. You just don't get visibility like this in the city." "You don't say." Yoshiko said as she tried to get Wakko's hand free. "Your request for a wish has brought me here," Pip continued to drone on. "Now you can have any wish you want." "You mean besides wishing you'd let go of my hand?" Wakko asked. "Yes, besides that. The wishing star is ready," Pip replied dully. "Are you ready to make your wish?" "We're ready." Yoshiko said. "Then here goes..." Pip said as he cast his magic.
Rita and Runt soon noticed this. "Me-yow!" Rita yelped. "What is that?" "Dunno, definitely don't know, yeah, yeah, definitely." Runt replied. The star landed far away. "Now, go make your wish." Pip told them. "What do you mean, go?" Wakko asked. "To where the star landed," Pip explained. "Wishes need to be made in person." "No kidding?" Yoshiko asked. "It's in the manual. And I quote, 'The one who touches the fallen star first will be granted one wish'." Pip informed as he took out a handbook. "That sounds easy enough." Wakko smiled. "Funny. I thought it would land a lot closer. Oh, well," Pip said as he took a look before shaking their hands briefly and waved his magic wand as even he began to sing. "Bon voyage. Have a safe journey. And remember, You gotta cheer up and never give up hope!~" "We won't mope!~" Wakko and Yoshiko sang. "Just cheer up~" Pip sang as they all flew together. "And never, ever give up hope, hope, hope, hope, hope! Yeah!~" Yoshiko and Wakko all sang as they flew before coming right back down. "Ciao." Pip waved to them as he flew away.
Yakko, Hanamaru, Ruby, and Dot seemed to have woken up. "You'll never guess what just happened!" Wakko smiled to them. "Try us, we're gullible." Yakko smirked. "Yeah, what's up?" Ruby added. Dot smiled politely, eagerly waiting to hear what they had to say. "Heaven has given us a miracle!" Yoshiko said. She and Wakko began to tell them everything. "Are you sure about that?" Hanamaru asked. "We'll show you first thing in the morning." Wakko smiled to her. "Okay then" said Ruby. So they all went back to sleep until the next morning.