Once there were three men stranded on a deserted island. They were getting hungry and desperate for food when they stumbled upon a magical lamp washed up on shore. They rubbed the lamp and a genie appeared.
The genie said, "I will grant you each one wish, but be careful what you wish for."
The first man wished to be off the island and back home with his family. Poof! He was gone.
The second man wished for unlimited wealth and to never have to work again. Poof! He disappeared as well.
The third man looked around at the deserted island, thought for a moment, and said, "I wish my two friends were back here to help me figure out how to get off this island."
And poof! They were back.