"Three wishes are you granted," said the genie to the Egyptian prince. The prince and heir to Pharaoh's throne did not know what to choose. He'd found the bottle on a casual stroll away from the palace and opened it out of curiosity. Here comes this creature in a smoke screen offering him three wishes.

"I do not know what to wish. Egypt is the greatest nation that has ever existed. Its empire will last forever. I have all the benefits of its greatness and have want of nothing," said the mighty prince.

"You must wish," said the genie. "If you do not wish, I shall die for not fulfilling my purpose."

The sympathetic prince replied, "Okay, let's see, take me 3000 years in the future to view the greatest empire," which the prince quite naturally expected to be Egypt.

"Rome will last forever, long live Caesar," proclaimed the throng. The crowd then yelled in excited anticipation for the match of the gladiators. The announcer introduced the fierce champion who slaughtered twelve men in previous bouts.

"Today, he will challenge a great warrior from Egypt," the announcer continued.

"Let the games begin," he finally said. The Egyptian looked stunned, a lamb to the slaughter, unprepared. Charging at him was a rock-solid giant with heavy armor. He had armor too, but such things weighed him down and were unfamiliar to his tender hands.

As the warrior approached, fear seized him and he wished he were 1800 hundred years in the future.

"The sun never sets on the British Empire, long live the Queen," proclaimed the royal subject in Buckingham Palace. An Egyptian was brought forth to do obeisance to His Majesty.

"We have brought him from conquered territory, he will serve your Majesty," the royal subject said.

The queen looked at the subject and was displeased with his dark appearance. She ordered him sent to the West Indies to be a slave. The slave master ordered him to work, but found him inadequate at cutting sugar cane. The master whipped him so sorely that the Egyptian wished he were 200 years in the future.

"This is the greatest country on earth," the announcer said.

The enthusiastic and highly charged spectators yelled, "USA, USA, USA." The announcer went on to call the name of the Egyptian in the left corner.

"And in the right corner," the announcer proclaimed, "Iron Mike Tyson."

The Egyptian wished he were back home in his time and place, but he realized, he ran out of wishes.

The bell rang...