Suddenly he sprang around the corner. Tom ran to his room and locked the door. He heard his sister's voice on the other side. Lots of people make wishes for the strangest things. Bald men wish for hair.
Short men wish to grow tall.
Ugly men want to be handsome. Women with big noses wish for little noses. He heard a whack. His sister kicked the door. She called him a coward, a rotten child who had no table manners.