There once was a man who lived in a small town and was known for his terrible luck. No matter what he did, it always seemed like things went wrong for him. One day, he decided he had had enough and went to see a psychic to see if she could help him turn his luck around.
The psychic looked into her crystal ball and told the man that she could help him, but it would not be easy. She said that in order to change his luck, he would have to find a magical lamp that was hidden deep in the heart of a dark forest.
Determined to change his luck, the man set off into the forest in search of the lamp. After days of searching, he finally stumbled upon it. As he rubbed the lamp, a genie appeared and granted him three wishes.
Excited, the man thought long and hard about what he wanted to wish for. Finally, he made his first wish and asked for a million dollars. Instantly, a pile of money appeared at his feet.
For his second wish, the man asked for true love. The genie nodded and suddenly, a beautiful woman appeared before him. They fell in love at first sight and lived happily ever after.
As the man sat back and admired his newfound wealth and love, he realized he had one more wish left. After much contemplation, he finally made his third wish and asked for the ability to never have bad luck again.
The genie nodded and granted his wish. The man was overjoyed and thought his luck had finally changed for the better. But as he walked back home through the forest, he tripped over a branch and fell into a mud puddle.
Frustrated and confused, the man looked up at the sky and yelled, "What happened? I asked for the ability to never have bad luck again!"
The genie appeared before him and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't change who you are. You will always be the man who can't catch a break. But hey, at least you have a million dollars and a loving wife, right?"
And so the man learned that no matter how much luck he may have, some things would never change. The moral of the story? Be careful what you wish for, because sometimes even a genie can't fix your bad luck.