At this he pointed to a small peep box, which showed a wonderful painting. It was called "Virgen de los Pericos". The teacher could make the pictures in his box appear and disappear. The box was called laptop, but that didn't mean anything to Joe. His heart was beating and his head buzzing: "Virgen de los Pericos". It sounded like music, like sweet voices that called him. "It's the land of the cacti," he heard the teacher say, "it is far away across the ocean."

"I shall take a ship", Joe said without a moment's hesitation, "where do I get one?" "In Genoa, Italy," the teacher replied, "but don't forget Joe, even in the fairy tales nothing is for free, and you will also need a passport." Joe thanked the friendly teacher, left him and began as quickly as possible with all the necessary preparations. As the last thing he packed the bugle.