Yep, the worst kind of story. "Be careful what you wish for, because you might get fine print."
Main characters: make wish Monkey's Paw: gives wish and something else Main characters: Oh, the problem was me wanting the reasonable thing, not that I trusted a really shady entity in asking for it! Me: May I leave this planet now?
Nothing. I've read enough Monkey's Paw stories to know this is a bad idea.
You end up with a genie begging you to make a wish every waking moment of your life, ala "three thousand years of longing"
Yep, the worst kind of story. "Be careful what you wish for, because you might get fine print."
Main characters: make wish Monkey's Paw: gives wish and something else Main characters: Oh, the problem was me wanting the reasonable thing, not that I trusted a really shady entity in asking for it! Me: May I leave this planet now?