Why do you only get 3 wishes from a genie?

Originally Answered: Why do Genies only grant you three wishes? Because genie wishes are powered by plotinium, a rare substance which powers all plot devices. Because limitation creates creativity. If wishes where unlimited you might as well end the story where the genie is found.

Where did the 3 wishes come from?

A very early version of the joke is found in an 1875 book of Scottish anecdotes. There, a Scottish highlander is asked what his three wishes would be. He first wishes for a lake full of whisky. His second wish is for a similar quantity of good food.

How many wishes can a genie grant?

Genies have great powers to grant wishes and in fact they can grant themselves three (and only three) wishes during the whole of their existence. Genies are constrained by a Higher Power to remain genies until the Final Day. They must stay in the lamp at all times except when summoned.

What were Aladdin’s wishes?

In the animated Disney version of Aladdin, Aladdin’s three wishes were: 1) to make him a prince; 2) to save him from drowning; and 3) for the Genie to be free.

What do you do when a genie appears to you?

A genie appears and gives you 3 wishes. You have 2 wishes that will do exactly what you wish for, but the third destroys humanity. What do you… I meet a genie who grants me three wishes, I make some random wishes for the first two and ask him to become my slave and grant me unlimited w…

How many wishes does the Genie give you?

As expected, the genie grants you three wishes. Overwhelmed, you are forced to think of the three things you desire most in life. Despite years of thinking and hypothesizing over what you would wish for, the time has finally (and actually) come.

Why does the Genie refuse to grant my wish?

Since the Genie understands the true intentions behind your wish, it refuses as the condition is that you can’t wish for more wishes. The ability to stop time. I want to sleep whenever, wherever.

What would you wish for in exchange for freeing the Genie?

If a genie was to appear before me at this very moment, these are the three things that I would wish for in exchange for freeing the genie from that magic (and cramped) lamp: My first wish would be for perfect eyesight.