You may sail up into the sky.
Toy balloon! Oh, toy balloon!
Please to buy one very soon.”
“We would like to buy one,” said Mary, politely. “How much are they, if you please?”
“They are a banana and two oranges apiece,” said the man.
“No, she means how much money do they cost,” explained Tommy.
“You can get them for ten cents in the circus,” said Johnny. “I know, for my papa once bought me one.”
“Ah, but these are very different,” said the man. “They are colored green, and they are much larger and stronger than the circus balloons. Why, if I had enough green balloons I could lift an elephant with them. That’s why I don’t sell them for money. I want a banana and two oranges for each balloon.”
“Then we can’t have any,” said Mary, sorrowfully.
“Oh, yes, you can,” exclaimed Jiggily Jig. “I have just the very thing.” Then he put his hands in his pockets, and pulled out a lot of bananas and oranges. “I forgot I had them,” he said, with a laugh, as he tossed them to the man.