The 1 ft tall piano player….....................
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One day a freight ship is steaming across the south Pacific and the lookout spies a small island that doesn't appear on any of their maps so they steer toward it. As they get closer they see smoke that appears to be some sort of smoke signal, so the Captain dispatches a small boat to land on the island and investigate. The boat returns with a grizzled old man, a beautiful young woman, and a midget who is only one foot (30cm) tall, who have been stranded on the island. That night the Captain hosts them for dinner and the old man explains that he had been trying to sail around the world in his small sailboat and the boat capsized in a storm and he managed to swim to the island. The woman explained that she had been on a cruise ship, drank too much and went out for some fresh air and fell overboard but managed to swim ashore.
"Interesting" said the Captain. "And you?" he asked the midget.
"Before we get to that, why don't you play us some music?" the old man says to the midget. And the midget goes over to a piano and starts playing some of the most beautiful piano concertos the Captain has ever heard.
"Yes, he's a fine concert pianist" the old man says. He pulls out an ancient looking oil lamp. "The genie in this lamp brought him to the island" he explains. It's a magic lamp I found on the island, if you rub it with both hands the genie inside appears and she grants you a wish. And as a token of my appreciation for rescuing us I give it to you" he says, handing the lamp to the Captain. "But be very careful what you wish for - she only grants you one wish, and she's a little hard of hearing".
"What do you mean?" the Captain asks, with a confused look on his face.
"Well", the old man explains, "I was stranded on a deserted island with a beautiful young woman. Do you really think I would wish for a 12 inch pianist"?
