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JEALOUS WORLD

One day, a genie was in a remarkably good mood, so he
decided to go around the world, granting people their
fondest wishes.

First, he came to London, where he saw a very sad-looking
Englishman. He said to the man, "I am a genie. Tell me
what you want most, and I will grant it to you."

The Englishman said, "My cousin Nigel has the most
beautiful mansion you ever saw, but I don't even have a
house at all. It's not fair! I'm just as good as he is!
Why should HE have such a beautiful house and not me?
Well, I want you to give me a house even bigger than
Nigel's."

The genie snapped his fingers, and the house appeared
magically. The Englishman was delighted.

Next, the genie went to Paris, where he saw a sad
Frenchman. The genie asked the Frenchman what he wanted
most. The Frenchman said, "My cousin Pierre has the
most beautiful wife you ever saw, but I don't have a
wife at all. It's not fair! Why should HE have a
beautiful wife and not me? I want you to give me a wife
even more beautiful than Pierre's."

The genie snapped his fingers, and a beautiful woman
appeared. The Frenchman was delighted.

Next, the genie went to Chicago, where he saw a
sad-eyed American. The genie asked him what he wanted
most in life. The American answered, "My cousin Marty
has the most beautiful sports car you ever saw, but I
don't have a car at all. It's not fair! I'm just as
good as he is! Why should HE have such a beautiful
car and not me? I want you to give me a sports car
even nicer than Marty's."

The genie snapped his fingers, and a deluxe Maserati
appeared. The American was delighted.

Next, the genie went to Tokyo, where he saw a sad-looking
Japanese man. He asked the man what he wanted most. The
Japanese man said, "My cousin Kenji has a high- paying
job with the biggest corporation in Japan, and I can't
find a job at all. It's not fair! I'm as good as he is.
Why should HE have such a great job and not me? I want
you to give me a job even better than Kenji's."

The genie snapped his fingers, and it was done.

Finally, the genie went to the Middle East, where he saw a
sad-looking Arab. He asked the Arab what he wanted most in
life. The Arab answerd, "My cousin Abdul has the most
beautiful flock of goats you ever saw, while I don't have
any goats at all. It's not fair! I'm just as good as
he is. Why should HE have such beautiful goats and not me?"

The genie smiled and said, "So, you want a beautiful flock
of your own?"

The Arab snarled, "Of course not, you idiot! I want you to
kill all of Abdul's goats!"