Jay Jay remembered a time when, before Herky had gotten his gum shield, that he couldn't sleep because his helicopter friend was snoring loudly and Jay Jay was unable to sleep due to the noise that he was making.

Feeling tired and restless, the young jet decided to go out of the hangar for a little while and get some fresh air. So he did just that, and for a while he looked up at the night sky. The stars twinkled high above him, in blue, silver and brilliant white, and the full moon shone right above the hangar like a soft coloured, silvery night light.

Being out of the hangar by himself reminded Jay Jay of his first night flight when he came to Tarrytown- it had been very foggy, and he also remembered when he stayed out too long and got lost, and how Herky used some fireflies to become a giant ball of light to rescue him and bring him home.

As Jay Jay sat there, remembering, he saw something hurtling across the sky. It was bright and silver and the little jet knew what it was. "A wishing star!" He breathed. "Big Jake told me that if you make a wish, it'll come true! Wait, I know what I'm gonna wish for!"

He took a deep breath, looked up, closed his eyes tightly and said, in the quietest voice he could manage; "I wish that Herky would stop snoring and let me get some sleep."

He opened his eyes again, and watched as the wishing star hurtled from view. He hoped his wish would come true. He suddenly yawned, and fell asleep outside the hangar.

...

The next morning, Jay Jay was awoken by Big Jake, who found the young jet asleep just outside the hangar door.

"Are you okay, Jay Jay?" He asked in concern.

"Yes, I'm fine, Big Jake."

"Why were you sleeping outside the hangar? You could catch a cold and become ill."

"Sorry Big Jake. I couldn't sleep, so I decided to watch the stars and I must have fallen asleep." Jay Jay explained.

Big Jake said nothing for a moment. He just looked at Jay Jay with concern, before he asked his young friend a question. "Is there any particular reason why you couldn't sleep last night?" He spoke his question with a soft, gentle voice.

Jay Jay hesitated. Should he tell Big Jake about Herky's snoring? He knew that the older plane was trying to help him, but he also felt that if he said something about the helicopter's snoring, word might get around and he would end up hurting Herky's feelings. He didn't want to do that, as Herky was his friend. But so was Big Jake, and he didn't want to lie about the matter.

"Well, I've just had something on my mind, that's all." He said. It wasn't entirely a lie- Herky's snoring had gotten to him and he was too bothered by it to sleep.

Big Jake didn't look like he believed Jay Jay entirely, but he decided not to push matters. "Well, if you want to talk, I'll be around to listen, Jay Jay." He said kindly, and with that, he went away.

"At least I didn't say anything about Herky's snoring." Jay Jay said to himself once Big Jake was gone. "Now what do I do?"

Then he remembered his wish on the wishing star from the night before. "Of course! Hopefully the wishing star would have made my wish come true!" He said to himself. "I just need to wait until tonight to see if it worked."

So he decided to get on with his day and see if his wish would work or not.

...

He had a very busy day, and now poor Jay Jay was very tired. He had played Leap Jet with his friends, took two deliveries; one to the dairy by himself, and another one with Old Oscar and Snuffy to Mountain View Airport. It had been a good day, though. Now Jay Jay was eager to find out if his wish had come true or not.

He watched as Herky got ready to fall asleep. "Goodnight, Jay Jay." The helicopter said, yawning.

"Goodnight Herky. Sweet dreams." Jay Jay replied, and soon Herky settled down to sleep. Then, Jay Jay listened carefully.

The hangar was...silent.

He couldn't hear any snores from Herky at all! He just heard a light snuffle from him, but it wasn't very loud, so Jay Jay wasn't bothered by it. He was just happy that he was finally getting some peace and quiet.

The little jet was excited to finally get some good night's sleep, and so, he settled down to sleep.

Jay Jay slept soundly through the night, and the next morning, he felt fantastic! Herky was awake too. He saw Jay Jay was no longer asleep, and asked to talk to him.

"Sure, Herky. What is it?" Jay Jay asked him.

"Well, first, I want to say that I'm sorry if I kept you awake with my snoring." Herky told him. Jay Jay was confused, as he hadn't told Herky he'd been snoring. So who did?

"I forgive you Herky. But who told you that you were snoring?" He asked curiously.

"Tracy told me when you and Snuffy were at Mountain View with Oscar. She said it'd been bothering her and Snuffy, but he didn't want to say anything. Why didn't you tell me it bothered you?"

"I'm sorry, Herky, but I didn't want to hurt your feelings." Jay Jay explained.

"Jay Jay, we're friends. We can tell each other these things. It hurt even more that I was keeping you guys awake. But don't worry, it wouldn't be happening again."

"How?" Jay Jay asked his friend.

"Brenda told me that she'll look into getting me something to stop me snoring. But she also taught me a trick she learned from her father when she was young about breathing reduction."

"What's that?" The little jet asked his friend.

"It just means I take lighter breaths." Herky replied.

Jay Jay was relieved that not only did his wish come true the previous night, but his friend's sleeping problem was going to be fixed long term.

He silently thanked the wishing star for granting his wish.