Three stories of magical genies, far off lands and flying carpets by the multi-award-winning author Anne Fine. A Sudden Puff of Glittering Smoke: On her way to school Jeanie finds a genie ring. She asks for a 'brilliant day', but a homesick and hungry genie, confronted with rainy skies and school mashed potatoes, can be as much trouble as fun. A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind: It's the day after Christmas and William is in trouble, but he doesn't know what he's done wrong. Banished to the storeroom, he accidentally releases Mustapha, the genie of the bottle. A Sudden Glow of Gold: When Toby is ordered to clear out his bedroom, he finds a forgotten brass lamp under the bed. And there's a genie inside it, who tells Toby of an old Arab proverb which says that, like camel dung, riches do no good until they're spread.