That part didn’t make sense to me, either, but my brain kind of elided it until I saw these comments. You’re right, it’s gotta be a genie that was created by a wish with a monkey’s paw. That brings up another question: do monkeys even have paws? A quick search indicates that they have, as I suspected, hands and feet! I blame W.W. Jacobs for this. Did the guy ever even see a monkey? I’m finding this hard to establish.
Further bulletins as events warrant.
niktemadur@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And if I remember correctly, it’s about asking a wish with precise, thoughtful phrasing, or it’s going to backfire.
“Your wish is my command.”
“I don’t want to see my mother-in-law ever again.”
Boom! Makes him blind.