Really Fouled Up Wishes

Once upon a time there was an elf named Charlie. That’s right the same elf that outsmarted the wicked old witch.  He was a slightly below average elf but still he did pretty well.

One day, not long ago, Charlie had given a wish to a young boy for all the free help he had given his old neighbors. The boy thought for a moment and wished to be the owner of the fastest race horse in the world. So Charlie did the usual elf thing. He said “ As you wish so shall it be”. There was the usual flash of light and standing there bigger than life was not a race horse but an elephant.  Granted it was a very , very fast elephant but it was still an elephant and not a horse. So Charlie said again, only a little louder “ As you wish so shall it be”. There was another flash of light and the elephant was gone. In its place was a very, very fast Rhino. Perhaps, the fastest rhino in the universe . But it was not a horse. Now Charlie began to panic. Once more he said the words. Once more there was a flash of light and this time the rhino was gone and a horse stood there. That was all Charlie needed . He disappeared as elves do when their task is finished.

Charlie’s next task was to bring a wish to a middle age lady who was bringing pillows and blankets to homeless people. After the usual explanation he expected her to wish for something for the homeless but instead she wished that her husband would turn into a small hourglass egg timer. This way he would finally do something useful. So Charlie said the words. There was the flash of light and there in place of her husband was a six foot egg with a clock in the middle. This was not at all what Charlie wanted so he did the sequence again. This time he got a nine foot egg with an upside down clock and a large crack. Again Charlie did his thing. There was the flash of light and there on the table was an hour glass egg timer. Charlie vanished.

Charlie went bask to Elf Headquarters to check into the elf clinic. He knew something was dreadfully wrong. But when he got there the waiting room was filled with elves. It seems nobody's magic was working correctly. It was so bad that an elf council was called. An elf council hadn’t been called since the two opposite wishes were made at the same