and waited.

            Finally, Raffy looked up to the humans, looked back to his friends and smiled holding proudly his wishing golden duck. With his right hand he rubbed the wishing golden duck. Suddenly, the heavens roared it’s loudest, and lightning flashed its fastest. Instantly, the rubber toy transformed into a solid gold ducky, and slowly from an opening inside its beak, smoke came out and a big golden genie magically appeared in the middle of the ocean.

            All the ship passengers and the mermen friends of Raffy stared in amazement at the big Golden Genie that suddenly appeared in the middle of the sea.    

           "What is your wish?" the Golden Genie spoke immediately and yawning and not looking at Raffy.

           "How many wishes can I make?" the immediate question of