15: Aladdin
A genie story rather than a fairy story, but still a pantomime favourite with Disney versions as well. Aladdin runs a bit like Jack And The Beanstalk as a poor lad tried to make his fortune when he comes into possession of a magic item.
Its main addition to culture is the lamp of three wishes, and the often capricious nature of being careful what you wish for.
The genie here is pretty on side rather than showing malicious compliance, but many PCs have learned to be wary of freely offered wishes. Characters having to consider this appear throughout SFF - see Faust, The Monkey’s Paw, Wishmaster, Vengeance Demons in Buffy, the time Mulder gets three wishes in The X Files, a few Q episodes in Star Trek and many more.
As You Wish
How would the PCs react to a wish freely and properly granted with no loopholes or catches?
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