Edward had just finished the washing up, and, with a satisfying flourish, rubbed the clean bottle vigorously. There was an eerie noise from the bottle and then the genie appeared. "You called", it said. Edward was flummoxed - "this might be important", he thought to himself. "If I asked him how many wishes I get, and the answer is one, then I'd have asked my question and got nothing special!", he mused. The genie was starting to look impatient. "I'd like to have a billion pounds times the number of wishes I get land in my bank account please", he piped up. "Smart move, laddie", oozed the genie, "£3,000,000,000 it is then". Edward's smartphone started making all sorts of sounds as the transaction took place! "I'd like Russia to retreat from Ukraine", ventured Edward. Again, Edward's phone went wild as extraordinary News items flooded his news feeds. "And finally, I'd like my wife and I to have four healthy children", he smiled. "Tricky one that, but I'll see what I can do", said the genie as he disappeared back into the bottle.
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