Three Wishes Enter your response A Mega-Prompt Read published entries  At first, you have a hard time comprehending what has happened. Then faint glimmers of wealth begin to sparkle in your minds eye. The genie holds his right arm straight out, palm facing forward and yells, "Stop, I know what you're thinking!" "Your story is a little different from the rest", he goes on to say, "you will be given three wishes, but... you, or your family and friends, may never gain any material wealth or money from this golden opportunity". You are then given 24 hours to think about the genie's offer. Not surprisingly, you are slightly disappointed by the disclaimer that has been added to your gift. Finally, you realize that not having to worry about any personal wealth will help you truly focus on those things that can make a difference in this world full of pain and sorrow. The next day, the genie returns and says, "Your wish will be my command... as long as you stick with the terms of our previous agreement". And you say... ?
Related Mini-prompts 1. If you could consult one person in making this decision, who would it be? Why?2. How would an experience like this change your life? 3. Would it be possible to have something like this happen with out the help of a magical lamp and genie? 4. Brainstorm a short list of creative ways you could improve the world with the help of your service minded genie. 5. What kind of non-financial gifts would be most helpful to those in need? 6. Write your own version of this well known tale that involves the same basic plot, but with a slightly different twist.
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Dot and her dress - A paragraph about a girl named Dot, but without using letters with dots (i,j)
Dot and her dress Fighting Hunger, Sickness, and Racism As I was reading what I had to write a lot of things popped up in my mind. I admit I was thinking about making myself rich. But when I read that I couldn’... My Three Awesome Wishes One day I was looking in the attic for something to do and all of the sudden I fell upon something. I look at it and it was a lamp. Then out of nowhere ... WiShEs FoR lOvE Once there was a girl named Allie. She loved to dance. She danced at an old school that was shut down and turned in to a dance school instead. The dance ... Three Honorable Wishes I would wish for all the sicknesses would go away so their parents would not be worried, and afraid if they die. They will feel good and not get hurt....
Three wishes
“Well”, said the girl. "My first wish would be a........ oh I know! I Would have all the money in the world!”she said. The stormy night One dark stormy night I was up in the attic. I saw a glowing lamp as soon as I walked up to it I saw a big flash. I feel and blacked out for five seconds ... Magic One day I went on a trip to Egypt with my family. We were on a tour seeing all the wonderful things there, and came to a doorway with curtains blocking ...
I Would Say...
I Would Say ... A Perfect World I just entered my bed room on our vacation to Egypt. Most kids would think I was lucky to go to Egypt, but I thought it was a waste of our time. Little ... Three Wishes My first wish would be that we would win the war so our country and everyone in our country would still be free. My neighbor is in the war and I want ... I hope, I wish, that this one wish In the old crickity victorian mansion up in the old moldy attic a golden lamp sat alone. Inside a genie sat chained and lonely waiting to be free until ... Lamp In The Attic My hand goes back-and-forth on the golden lamp, me dreaming of all the marvelous things I could have. The cold attic floor creaking under neath my feet....
My Three Wishes
One day a genie came up to me he said,"If you had three wishes to benefit others what would they be?” What a day! Your mother says you have to clean the attic, so you moan and yell at your mom. She slaps you and growls “It's either the attic or your room.” So you sprint ... A wish for food, peace, and freedom for the genie For my first wish I would wish the poor or the homeless to get food and to have a place to stay and that they will get money so that if they are sick they ... Return from Three Wishes to Creative Writing Prompts |
