Mr Wonka Goes Too Far

"But why?" they all shouted as once. "Why up and not down?"

"Because the higher we are when we start coming down, the faster we'll all be going when we hit," said Mr Wonka. "We've got to going at an absolutely sizzling speed when we hit."

"When we hit WHAT?" they cried.

"The factory, of course," answered Mr Wonka.

"You must be whackers," said Grandma Josephine. "We'll all be pulpified!"

"We'll be scambered like eggs!" said Grandma Georgina.

"That," said Mr Wonka, "is a chance we shall have to take."

"You're joking," said Grandma Josephine. "Tell us you're joking."

To be continued...