Sometimes, it seems, mother nature is too much inclined to shower her blessings on one individual. Bob Hale certainly was one of them. he was well-endowed in every respect. He had brains, and clear skin that would not have looked amiss in a fashion model, a symmetrical face whose perfection made girls gasp, a glorious built, beautiful eyes and wavy dark hair. He had poise and grace, and a voice that seemed to tell its victims they were the only beautiful person on earth and the only one in the world for him. There was only one thing amiss; he was not very nice. But that did not bother him at all.
Once he had turned eighteen, as he said, he really started living. He left scores of unhappy girls in his wake, girls that after one night's bliss were mercilessly dumped, either immediately or by text message; he had composed a special insulting text file to do so.
Bob's parents were rather unhappy about all this. They tried to talk some sense into their son, but he didn't even understand what they were trying to say. How on earth could he do anything wrong? Well then. And he just kept on in what others thought of as a selfish, hedonistic lifestyle, involving lots of girls, easy money and gratifying encounters with other women - he especially liked somewhat older, married ones that, once they'd fallen for him, usually ended up with wrecked marriages. He highly enjoyed himself.
One morning he saw a little girl cross the road in front of a lorry, and before he knew he'd run and got her safely to the other side. He regarded his one unselfish action with amazement. To his disappointment there was no one there to have recorded this heroic deed - no reporters, no nothing. Tough. He dropped the girl onto the kerb and continued on his way; there was a new consignment of shirts at his tailor's, and he wanted to have the widest possible choice.
That evening, before it was time to go out on the prowl, the room filled with the scent of violets. There was a slight, hissing sound and a woman materialised right in the middle of the carpet. She wore a pink floral dress and a wreath of violets in her hair.
"Good evening, Bob Hale," she said as she entered his apartment. "I'm Miss Pimms of the flying reward squad. Prim & Proper, that's my motto. I've come to offer you three wishes."
"Good evening," he said. "three wishes? Fair enough."
"Excuse me?" the lady asked.
"Well," he said. "I could have done something nice instead, after all."
"Don't you think saving people is nice?" she asked.
"No, not particularly," he said. "I know I'm nice, and I think having a good time is."
The lady raised her eyebrows. Then she said, "You've been awarded three wishes. Please think carefully and do not waste them, young man. I can highly recommend the A1 package."
"What's in it?" the boy asked.
"Humility, redemption and a good wife," she said.
"Bah," Bob answered. "You sound like my parents. Psh - humility and redemption? And a good wife indeed. No, thank you very much. I'd rather make my own choices. I have had three urgent wishes for a long time."
"And those are?" she said.
"Oh," he said, "That's not difficult. I want a twenty inch cock, I want to spend the night with the sexiest woman on earth and I want never to work again."
"Excuse me?" she said again. "You must be out of your mind. What about a sweet, lovely wife, happiness, a reconciliation with your parents? Or world peace, or a better environment?"
"No thank you," he said. "I'd much rather have some fun things for myself."