As You Wish #Zapfic50 "steep"
A short story to be written in 50 words not one word less, not one word more!, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFic50Friday contest. Prompt: "steep"
As You Wish
Nobody guarded the valuable lamp, no doubt, because it was the prison of a genie. All the unfortunate souls who dared to free him did so full of hope that he would grant them their greatest dream, ignoring that, after millennia, the prisoner had learned to extract a steep price.
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This is an awesome use of the prompt and I love that It follows the "genie in a bottle story." Alas, we must always remember that prisoners are indeed learners, and sooner, they become the master of the game.
I like to give my stories a touch of the Arabian Nights. It has already served as inspiration for other stories, as a MHAMSANLAR.