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"The Third Wish"

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Third Wishes

How many times have you been frustrated by a character in a story who is given three wishes and makes a bad choice for the first, undoes the first bad wish with the second, and then only has one, final wish to make!

Oh, yes, I remember that frustrated feeling well. I think it was in an old Jack Benny movie I saw on TCM.

How many times have you heard the question, "What would you wish for if you had three wishes?" Well, I would wish for more than three wishes--LOL.!

Three wishes are classically offered by a genie who was in a bottle, the devil, or a captured mermaid or magic fish wanting release.

Well, Robert Fulghum is the newest to offer a Third Wish

You have heard of Mr. Fulghum, haven't you?


Creative Commons Image from Flickr user Embe Rose. Why did I choose this image? One reviewer said that "Third Wish" was about "life's simple pleasures".
Important!

Yogi Berra had a wish:

"I wish I had an answer to that, because I'm tired of answering that question."

How others describe (or review) Fulghum's book "Third Wish" --

Do these sketches make you want to read the book?

"Third Wish is an epic story about a group of unusual characters who meet by accident, or hand of fate, and find strength in each other's company. The first part is a story within a story, with other smaller stories along the way."

"Third Wish may be classifiable as a novel, but it really isn't just a story. It is perhaps better to characterize it as a quest, or an expedition. The subject is humanity, human identity, and relationships. It isn't a psychological study, but is certainly a look at life. The characters meander through a series of events in a stream that permits easy excursions that form eddies and gentle whirlpools without disrupting their course."

"It does remind me of Catcher in the Rye, except Third Wish is much more in depth with regard to the thoughts, feelings, and interactions of the characters."

"Third Wish reminds me of three, very different types of books: The first ones that came to mind and stayed with me throughout were the Griffin and Sabine trilogies. The next books that came to mind were by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. His books are certainly labyrinthine. And finally, Travels with Charlie: In Search of America, by Steinbeck."

What Other Books Did Robert Fulghum Write?

Inspirational and Humorous Books

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"Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life."

Epictetus, a Greek philosopher

When Do You Make A Wish?

Wishing is not for sissies!

I wish when I blow out candles on my fiery birthday cake.

I make a wish when I see a falling star.

I make a wish when an eyelash falls out and I pick it up on my finger off of my cheek.

What can you come up with?



Image from Microsoft Clipart that came with my PC.

Wishes are made when:

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“When you love someone,
all your saved-up wishes start coming out.”

Elizabeth Bowen said that!

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Here is a classic joke about being given a chance to make 3 wishes:

Three men are stranded on a desert island, when a bottle washes up on the shore. When they uncork the bottle, a genie appears and offers three wishes. The first wishes to be taken to Paris. The genie snaps his fingers, and the man suddenly finds himself standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. The second man wishes that he were in Hollywood, and with a snap of the genie's fingers, he finds himself on a Tinseltown movie set. The third man, now alone on the island, looks around and says, "I wish my friends were back."

What is your favorite joke you have heard about three wishes?

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    kab Feb 3, 2009 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    A man walks along the beach and stumbles upon a magic lantern. He opens the lanterns and POOF a genie pops out. The genie gives him 3 wishes. First he wishes for the car of his dreams. POOF There it is. Then he wishes for the trunk and backseat to be filled with $100 bills. POOF the car is loaded with cash. He decides he should think a little harder about the third wish. He gets in and turns on the radio. Paying no attention, he sings along. A commercial started playing, and unfortunately he sang along..."Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener...."

    The authorities were absolutely baffeled at the scene of the accident.
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