Three friends, Fred, Tommy, and Elmo, were shipwrecked on a tropical isle.
 One day, the less bright of the three, Elmo, found a lamp on the beach. He ran
 to show his friends, who only scoffed at his discovery.
   "So what?" ridiculed Fred. "How's that antique going to get us outta here?"
   "Well..." Elmo hesitated for a minute, "you remember that movie we saw where
 that kid rubbed a lamp and a genie appeared?"
   Tommy and Fred suddenly concentrated on Elmo.
   "Yeah, so, maybe... maybe if we rub this lamp a genie will appear and we can
 wish ourselves outta here!" Elmo explained.
   "Worth a shot, I guess," Tommy turned to Fred.
   "Yeah, okay, whatever!" Fred turned back trying to start a fire.
   Ignoring the discouragement Elmo grasped the lamp and rubbed it furiously.
 Slowly, smoke began to pour out of the lamp. Suddenly, a genie appeared among
 the flabbergasted trio!
   "In exchange for releasing me, I will grant each one of you one wish," the
 genie intoned.
   Fred lunged to his feet, "I want to go home! I wish I was back home!"
   With a puff of smoke Fred disappeared. The genie turned to Tommy, "And you?"
   "Ho-ly sh... Yeah, yeah, I want to go home, too!" Tommy cried. "I wish I was
 home!"
   Tommy, too, disappeared in a puff of smoke, presumably joining Fred back in
 civilization. The genie turned to Elmo with a magnificent swirl. "You?"
   "Well..." Elmo started, "I really miss my friends. I wish they hadn't left
 me here alone..."