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[hanygeorge38]

Dear Teachers,

I was reading the following story but i did not understand its moral
could you please explain it to me ?

A civil servant (that's someone who works for the
government) was sat in his office feeling bored,
as he had nothing to do. So he decided to tidy the
cupboards in the office.

After ten minutes he found an old oil lamp. He
rubbed it to clean it a little and out came a genie
from the lamp.

The genie said, "Thank you, Master. Because you
have freed me from the lamp I will grant you three
wishes. What is your first wish?"

The civil servant immediately said, "I want a big
glass of beer."

WHOOSH

A big glass of beer appeared in front of the man.
He picked it up and started to drink.

The genie asked, "What is your second wish?"

The civil servant said, "I want to be on a beautiful
desert island surrounded by lots of beautiful women."

WHOOSH

The man was suddenly on a beautiful desert island,
with lots of beautiful women around him. He was
delighted.

The genie then asked, "And what would you like for
your third and final wish, Master?"

The man said, "I have the beer, the island, the sun,
the beautiful women. My final wish is ... I wish I
never have to work again."

WHOOSH

The man was suddenly sat at his desk, back in his office.
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hany

[obelix]

The point of this joke is that the man is a civil servant. It is popularly believed by those who are not civil servants that those in government service are lazy and do little work.
So, in granting his third wish the irony is that the genie sends him from the paradise the first two wishes have given him back to his old job.