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[Astutillo Smeriglia] genie.exe has stopped working (programming.dev)
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[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Depends on the story, and IIRC it has shifted with time. But yeah, the general trope is they are stuck in a small vessel, and they offer/are extorted into one or more wishes to free them. Why they are stuck ranges from evil sorcerer trying to enslave them to noble hero stopping their rampage.