Three Wishes
One day, in an antique shop, Johnny came upon a very old lamp. It was his Mum’s birthday the following day. The lamp was cheap, so he bought it.
When he got it home, he thought he had better clean it up. So he took a cloth, and rubbed hard.
“POOF!”
A huge genie rose from the lamp. He bowed low.
“Greetings, Master,” said the genie. “What are your wishes?”
“Can you grant me whatever I wish for?”
“Just ask.”
“I wish for… lots of lovely food!”
In an instant, Johnny’s bedroom was full of marvellous things to eat. There were pies, roast beef, chicken legs and sausages.
There were ice creams, chocolate pudding, cakes and soft drink.
“Wow! Can I have anything I want?”
“Anything. But I forgot to tell you, Master - when you wish again, whatever you wished for disappears. Think carefully.”
While Johnny thought about his second wish, he started eating. He ate two pies, a beef sandwich, several sausages and a chicken leg. He had an ice cream and a plate of pudding. Yummy.
“I know,” said Johnny. “I wish to be a millionaire!”
Immediately, the food was all gone. In its place was money, jewellery, gold plates and diamonds.
“Wow!”
Johnny threw the money in the air. He put the jewels around his neck. He laughed till his stomach hurt.
“Oh no!” Suddenly he felt sick. Very sick. It was all that food.
“What is it, Master?”
“Oh no, I’m going to throw up. I wish I had something to settle my stomach.”
Instantly, the wealth was gone. On the middle of Johnny’s bed was a bottle. He read “SICK PILLS…Take one with water.”
The genie held out a glass of water.
“The water is free, Master. Good bye.”
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