One day, after a destitute refugee came from the US Immigration Office in Baltimore to apply for asylum, a fairy suddenly appeared to him.
'My good man,' the fairy said, 'I've been told to grant you three wishes, since you just arrived in the United States with your wife and four children.'
The man told the fairy. 'Well, where I come from we don't have good teeth, so I want new teeth, maybe a lot of gold in them.'
The fairy looked at the man's almost toothless grin and -- POOF! -- he had a brand new shining set of teeth with gold crowns in his mouth!
'Two more to go,' said the fairy.
The refugee got bolder. 'I want a big waterfront house with a three car garage and eight bedrooms for my family and my relatives who still live in my native country. I want to bring all of them over here.
POOF! He was suddenly transported to an upscale neighborhood overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis where he stood outside a beautiful mansion with a three car garage and a long driveway.
'One more wish', said the fairy.
'Oh yes, one more wish. I want to be like a white American with nice clothes instead of these worn-out outfit, and a nice hat instead of this turban.
POOF! - The man's worn out clothes were transformed to a brand new Baltimore Orioles outfit with a matching baseball cap. However, for some reason, his bad teeth came back and the mansion disappeared from sight.
'What happened to my new teeth? And where is my new house?' he wailed.
The fairy said, 'Oops! Sorry but I forgot to tell you that if you wish to be a white American, you have to fend for yourself.'
And the fairy vanished!
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'My good man,' the fairy said, 'I've been told to grant you three wishes, since you just arrived in the United States with your wife and four children.'
The man told the fairy. 'Well, where I come from we don't have good teeth, so I want new teeth, maybe a lot of gold in them.'
The fairy looked at the man's almost toothless grin and -- POOF! -- he had a brand new shining set of teeth with gold crowns in his mouth!
'Two more to go,' said the fairy.
The refugee got bolder. 'I want a big waterfront house with a three car garage and eight bedrooms for my family and my relatives who still live in my native country. I want to bring all of them over here.
POOF! He was suddenly transported to an upscale neighborhood overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis where he stood outside a beautiful mansion with a three car garage and a long driveway.
'One more wish', said the fairy.
'Oh yes, one more wish. I want to be like a white American with nice clothes instead of these worn-out outfit, and a nice hat instead of this turban.
POOF! - The man's worn out clothes were transformed to a brand new Baltimore Orioles outfit with a matching baseball cap. However, for some reason, his bad teeth came back and the mansion disappeared from sight.
'What happened to my new teeth? And where is my new house?' he wailed.
The fairy said, 'Oops! Sorry but I forgot to tell you that if you wish to be a white American, you have to fend for yourself.'
And the fairy vanished!
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