It was a quiet Sunday at the Nelson's house. Tony was asleep on the couch, while Jeannie went to visit a genie-girlfriend she hadn's seen in a while.
Waking up, Tony saw a very strange sight: A gold tub had appeared in the middle of the room. It was filled with brown-black mud.
And in this, Jeannie's sister was bathing-with her clothes on! Her slippers were on the side of the tub.
"Hello, darling!" she said.
"Sister! Why are you taking a mud bath?"
"Don't you remember? You told me your deepest secret was to see your genie bathe in mud. Well, after some thought, I've decided to do that! It's rather nice, once you get used to it!" She scooped mud up with her hands and spread it over herself.
Tony sighed!
"Why do you want me as your master?"
"Because you're the handsomest man I've ever seen, that's why!"
"Well, thank you! But doesn't the fact that your sister chose me mean anything to you?"
"Sister has always gotten the lion's share. It's time that I got some of it!"
"But I don't want you as my genie! Doesn't that mean anything to you?"
"I could always cast a spell on you to make you want me."
"Yes, you could. But that would be fake-you know that."
She thought about this and nodded. "You're right."
"I'm sorry if it hurts you. But I'm satisfied with your sister. What you need is a man who really loves you and cares for you."
She nodded. "All right. Do you know of any men?"
"Yes. How about Major Roger Healy."
"Your little friend?"
"Yes, him."
"Yes, he does have possibilities." She got out of the tub. "I will contact him."
"Good. Oh, you'd better clean yourself, first!"
She laughed. "Of course!" She blinked; she became clean and dry, and the tub disappeared.
"That's better!"
"Tony, did you REALLY enjoy seeing me take a mud bath?"
"No, I didn't, "he conceded. "I just thought that would be a good way to get rid of you. I'm sorry."
She nodded. "I thought so. Well, I might be seeing you a little more often!"
"Yes, you might. Oh one thing, please."
"What's that?"
"Promise you'll treat Roger nicely?"
"I will treat him like a prince."
"And if he doesn't want you as his genie, promise you won't hurt him?"
She nodded. "I promise."
"Thank you, sister."
He walked over to her and kissed her, causing her to smile.
"Goodbye, Tony."
She put her shoes back on and blinked away.
He sighed. "Good look, Rog!" he said to himself.
Jeannie came home soon afterward. She hugged and kissed Tony. "Hi, Master!"
"Hi, Jeanie. How's your friend doing?"
"Very well. She has a good master. I met him."
"That's nice to hear."
"Did much go on, while I was gone?"
"Yes, it did! Let me tell you all about it."