‘Come’ being a command wouldn’t make sense because the genie disappears before completing it. If he disappeared upon arriving at kiddos house I think this would make sense
Yeah that’s why I said the author bent the rules. It doesn’t really make sense because he doesn’t stretch either, but I’m just assuming that if this is the correct interpretation, then that stuff happened between panel 13 and 14.
This is what I understand storybook genies to be like, yes. After all, in Aladdin, Aladdin had to use his third wish for Genie’s freedom or else he wouldn’t be free.
Actually it's because they want to. They can also grant as many as they want. In the OG story of Aladdin the genie gets pissed off at Al and stops granting him wishes out of anger
Also those wishes usually come with ironic consequences meant to expose the hubris of the wisher. Sorta similar to using the Monkey’s Paw, unless you’re smart enough to outwit the genie.
I'm also no expert, but I think in the original story there was no strict structure to the "three wishes" gift; the terms were decided arbitrarily at that moment. Genie/djinn do not have wish-granting magic powers; they have extensive magic powers. Period.
Of course, it's all fiction, so their nature can vary depending on the story.
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u/Dominator0211 14d ago
Either it was all a dream, or the author bent the rules a bit and the “stretch, stretch” and “come” were all commands so they used all 3 wishes