THE RULE OF THREE WISHES
After obtaining a genies lamp a young woman becomes rich and famous, but it's still not enough for her.
Genies can only grant their masters three wishes, but even this sacred rule can be bent.

Life’s filled with burning questions; ones we find difficult to answer – but can’t avoid.  Where should I go to college? What takeout should I order: Pizza or Chinese?  And if one’s favored by the fates enough to stumble onto a Genie’s lamp along the way: how can I optimize this once-in-a-fantasy opportunity? Gaming a video game, or clawing up the corporate ladder’s achievable. But gaming a Genie? How’s that possible at all?

In Kenny Colliver’s The Rule of Three Wishes, protagonist Izzy’s got it all figured out.

Having gained possession of a Djinn lamp, Izzy’s already been helping herself to a near bottomless swag-bag of magic perks. Via her first two wishes, she’s already a billionaire. Draped in designer duds in her shiny new McMansion, Izzy’s got ONE MORE wish left. Though – once a gal’s got Elon Musk level of bling - what else could she possibly need… or want?

After Izzy rubs the lamp, the Green Genie appears. He cautions his “mistress” that she’s nearly blown her wad. If the Green Genie were a bar, this is Izzy’s last call - 

GREEN GENIE
But remember you only have one wish
remaining so you must choose your next
words wisely.
                   
IZZY
Oh I know and I’ve thought long and
hard about this.

GREEN GENIE
Good to know. But I must remind you,
the rules state you cannot ask for
more wishes. So many of my past
masters keep forgetting that.

IZZY
Right. Genie, for my final wish: I
wish I had a brand new genie!
                   
GREEN GENIE
Uh, what?

Yup – not THREE MORE WISHES. That’s old-school, and off-the-books prohibited. 
Izzy’s a modern gal; one who’s convinced she’s got it figured out. 

Immediately, the Green Genie takes umbrage at her request.

GREEN GENIE
But you, you can’t... Oh I see how it
is. Once the last wish is granted I’m
no longer of any use to you, is that
it?!

IZZY
Hey you said it, not me.

GREEN GENIE
Typical mortal, always wanting more
and more. You know we genies have the
rules in place because of greedy
cheats like you.

Is that cheating? Yeeeeaaaaah. But, as Green Genie’s forced to admit, there’s no rule against THAT request.

So, Poof!!  With that, Green Genie’s dismissed –  replaced with Red Genie, emerging from the lamp like an eager new employee (or intern), with three fresh wishes to grant.

But as soon as Izzy starts to reel off requests, Red Genie finds herself taken back. ‘Cause Izzy’s got a pretty low bar with her new wishes. 

IZZY
Genie, for my first wish, I wish I had
blue highlights in my hair.

RED GENIE
Is that it?
                   
IZZY
Yeah. I always wanted to get my get
hair dyed and with you it’ll just make
the whole thing go faster.
                   
RED GENIE
Are you sure you don’t want anything
else? Not fame? Riches? A fancy house
even?
                   
IZZY
Nah, I already asked the other guy all
that stuff. Just give me the
highlights.

Poof! Wish granted.

Wow. That’s shockingly lazy on Izzy’s part. But then, if you’ve got a potentially unlimited number of Genies, there’s no longer any need to make wishes count.

Pretty soon, Izzy’s exploiting this wish-loop hole to the hilt: wishing for MULTIPLE genies, and using them as servants for her every couch potato whim: filling her cereal bowl. Making sure the milk in her refrigerator’s not expired. Tweaking her hair’s highlights from blue to red.

But as far as activities go, pissing off Genies hath it’s dangers. As does being a smart ass like Izzy. Karma, as they say, is a bitch (Izzy is, too – that much we know!)  But Genies don’t take well to being used and abused by their “Master”. As for multiple Genies? Even less. Depending how this story ends, Izzy may find herself wishing she’d stuck with the standard wish “trilogy”, instead of attempting to coast through life on a “magical franchise” with no end!

A fun tongue and cheek fable, The Rule of Three Wishes just needs actors with fab comedic timing and a bit of post. Whip those magical ingredients together, and you’ll have audiences giggling much more than Will Smith’s Aladdin performance did!!