Be Careful What You Wish For
A gentleman walks into a bar, carrying a small box under his arm. He looks at the bartender and says, “Tell you what—if I can show you something you’ve never seen before, how about a free drink?”
The bartender, who’s seen just about everything in his years behind the counter, chuckles and says, “Sure, impress me—and I’ll make it drinks on the house all night.”
So the man sets the box on the bar, opens it up, and pulls out... a tiny grand piano. Then he pulls out a tiny man—about a foot tall—who hops up on the barstool and starts playing beautiful music on the little piano.
The bartender is floored. “That’s incredible! Where on earth did you find him?”
“Well,” the man says, “I found this old genie lamp. I gave it a rub, and out popped a genie who granted me one wish. Then he told me to pass the lamp along to someone who showed me kindness.”
The man hands over the lamp. “You gave me a drink, so it’s yours now. Just a word of warning—speak clearly when you wish.”
The bartender rubs the lamp, makes his wish... and suddenly, the bar is filled with ducks. Ducks on the bar, ducks on the stools, ducks quacking and waddling everywhere!
“I said a million bucks, not a million ducks!” he yells.
The man takes a sip of his drink and shrugs. “And you think I asked for a 12-inch pianist?”
