BANG, BANG, BANG!
Jack woke to the sound of banging.
“What’s going on?” he asked, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.
“Stop making that terrible noise, Jack,” his mother called from downstairs.
Jack looked around his bedroom. Then, he realized what was happening.
“Oh, no!” he cried, leaping out of bed and diving towards his desk. He saved the lamp from toppling off the edge just in time.
Jack was the only person he knew who had a magic lamp and a genie. Gemini, the genie, wasn’t easy to get along with. Gemini only gave Jack one wish a day, and because he was grumpy and played tricks, Jack’s wishes hardly ever came true.
As Jack rubbed the lamp and waited for Gemini to appear, he wondered what would happen this time.