During a summer day, in a small city, there is a worried man, holding a suitcase. "Damn it. I got rid of all my inventions, except for this." He thought. "Who could be a good owner? I'm running out of time."
He looks around and sees a young boy, about 10 or 11 years old, walking down the street. "Guess this is it, old pal." The man approaches him. "Hey, kid, what's your name?"
"I'm Henry." The boy nervously replies
"Listen, Henry. Are you interested in this?" He takes out some sort of gun. "It's an excellent device."
"No, not really." He responds.
"You know what? Doesn't matter, enjoy it and take good care of it." The man gives him the gadget and runs away.
Henry was confused, still not knowing what happened. He touches the gun in his hand and puts it in his pocket.
The boy goes home and it's greeted by his mother. "Hi, Henry, I thought you were going to spend more time with your friend." His mom comments.
"No, Sally's dad came and took her to a football game." He answers. "I'll be in my room."
While the little boy was taking a look to this weird looking gun, he hears a knock on his door. "Henry, can I come in?"
"Yes." Henry replies and his older sister, Hannah walks in.
"Hey, little brother. What's up?" The 15 year old asks.
"Nothing, just this man suddenly appeared and gave me this." He shows the gun to her.
"Maybe it's a toy gun." She points to a poster and fires, shooting a ray at it. "Wow, what was that?"
"I have no idea." Henry responds, then, both see the poster shrinking.
"No way, this a shrinking ray." She exclaims.
"It is, that guy must have been a scientist or something." Both read a note on it. 'Warning: This device can't reduce clothing or footwear.'
Hannah smiles and says. "Henry, do you mind if..
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