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There is no clear line separating myth from folk or fairy tale; all these together form the literature of preliterate societies. Fairy tales maybe distinguished from other folklores narratives such as legends. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the genie in the bottle among collectors and enthusiasts. Antique genie bottles from the nineteenth century are highly sought after and can reach prices up in the thousands. Quora. What is the origin to say the genie is out of the bottle. Lets take a magic carpet ride here. German fairytale, short story folklore genre, magic enchantment mythical or fanciful beings. A genie is a creature of tremendous power mischievously (occasionally a benevolently, diabolically. A genie a figure of ancient and modern folklore. Their appearances and attitudes can vary wildy but they all centre around certain commonalities. 1) wishes. 2) desires. 3) magic. A real sense of enchantment and mystery. Arab aesthetic awakening back to a culture of great splendour. Anyway the stories written and told was much loved across cultures and travelled a great deal. The journey of the genie inside the bottle represents the power of the universe and the idea that there is a force greater than ourselves that can grant our wishes. It represents the idea, concepts, that with the right tools or knowledge anything is possible. In some cultures the genie in the bottle is also seen as a symbol of freedom. In the story the genie I'd freed from his bottle after being trapped for centuries. This represents the idea that we should strive for liberation in all aspects of our lives. In modern culture the genie in the bottle continues to be a popular symbol in modern culture. It is often used in movies, TV shows and other media as a magical object that grants wishes. The popularity of the genie in the bottle can be seen in the success of the Disney movie "Aladdin" released in 2019 and grossed over one billion worldwide. Mythology home of s powerful spirit known as the genie or jinn. Roots are in ancient Middle Eastern mythology. In Islamic traditions of the jinn. The jinn are supernatural beings that are said to inhabit the world alongside humans. They are usually invisible but can take on human or animal form. According to legend the jinn were created out of fire and are said to possess great powers. The old concept of the Genie in the Bottle is first mentioned in "One Thousand and One Nights". Also known as the "Arabian Nights". A collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp"., Disney 1940 movie. Anyway the story was much loved across cultures and travelled a great deal. It reappears in the collection compiled by the Brothers Grimm under the title Der Flaschengist "The Ghost in the Bottle". Spirit in the bottle. Male genies are quite serious depicted. Cooly granting there Masters as they come. As a male character they may come off merely crude. Female genies like harem girls, belly dancers, girls in Arabic costume. Girls in see-through parachute pants, draped with exotic jewels, sultry charm. Mere mortals don't understand. Jinn 'Root' Arabic " hidden". Hidden in the most ordinary and unlikely places. Sense of enchantment. A big part of there Schtick is that whoever finds them will be well-rewarded. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends. Dragons, dwarfs, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, merfolk monsters, monarch y, pixies,talking animals,trolls,unicorns, witches,wizards, magic enchantments. European fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Legends are perceived as real within there culture. Fairy tales may merge into legends. However, unlike legends and epics fairy tales usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and to actual places, people, and events. They take a place "once upon a time" rather in actual time. God is a loving Father who delights in giving good gifts to his children (Matthew 7:11) but he is not a genie in a bottle present for out fulfillment. And many times his blessings look different than we expect. What father does? In 1999 self titled debut album in the U.S. Christina Aguilera's became the number one hit but in twenty other countries. The Drift Bottle Project. Finding a old soda bottle or wine bottle have a long history 310 B.C. Drift bottles have been used to study ocean currents for centuries. A man in France found a message-in-a-bottle from a student in North Carolina. Put your postcard with e-mail address 'drop' location. When someone retrieves them 'found'. Stranded on European Beaches and wouldn't you know the most recent one washed up in Normandy last month. Greek philosopher, Theophrastus, tried to prove that the Mediterranean was formed by inflowing Atlantic currents by setting some bottles adrift and waiting for their return----they never did. In the sixteenth century the British Navy would communicate with Queen Elizabeth I by sending encrypted message-in-a-bottle. Such was the strategic importance of these drifting codes that the Queen appointed an official 'uncorker of ocean bottles'-----anyone else who dared to open then would face capital punishment. Off the Southern coast of Jamaica. Sunken Pirate City at Port Royal. There are the underwater ruins of pirate city from the 1600's. A city that could be considered the Las Vegas of its time.. June 7, 1692 disasters struck. But its days would come to an end when it faced three disasters in a single day. Port Royal population 8000 about the size of Boston. The Caribbean port city. England disapproved--gods reputation for sinfulness. City full of dinners. Prostitutes and unchristian. Brick houses and narrow ally ways. Supportive of cobblers, carpenters, ship builders. Deep harbors. Pirates-----"real people". Fictionalized. The three disasters 1) Earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude of destruction. Chaos. 2) liquid fixation. 3) sonomi in the harbor. This port was of sand so it created a big sink hole. Now Kingston Harbors 1) Cuba 2)Haiti 3)Bahama's pirate central. But you can visit the ruins and explore. Old Florida, Mexico, South America. Swamp, prince of Far Far Away. "What are you doing in my swamp? Once living alone with resentment towards those who judged him by appearance is a green humanoid ogre. With a Scottish accent a gigantic green-skinned physical intimidating ogre,Shrek. On his seventh birthday his parents sent him away because it was tradition among all ogres. His parents through him away from the dark hole where he had hatched. He was clever as he used to outsmart his Foes 1) took mud bathes. 2)brushes his teeth with bug paste (makes his breath nastier and stinker) 3) farting in his pool. Even though his background is unknown it is assumed that most ogres harm people. Shrek wasn't violent but thought as evil intimidating and hideous ogre to most. He does do woodwork sometimes. Rumpelstiltskin ogre for a day contract. He signed without even realizing that hell vanish from existence after that day was up. Shrek does take great pride in his heritage. Stole food from random peasants and liked to cause trouble for the people around him. But unlike everyone's perception of him as a big scary monster. Spanish speaking anthropomorphic cat named for his signature pair of boots. A fugitive on the run from the law. Puss N Boots is seeking to restore his lost honor. Jack N Jill have the magic beens to the giants castle which legend has it as valuable golden goose eggs. Puss attempts to steal the beans at their hide out. A female cat kitty soft paws interrupts. She was hired to steal as well by Humpty Dumpty. A talking egg and Puss long estranged childhood friends from an orphanage in San Ricardo where they we're both raised. Puss tells kitty about a failed bank robbery when they were teens. Let's let the cat out of the bag. Idiom meaning disclosure of a secret Colloquialism. Epilogue. Jack N Jill are recovering from their injuries are restored. Humpty is seen wearing a golden egg costume and dancing on the Great Terrors back with her godling, and Puss N Boots and Kitty share a kiss.

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