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But while the rest of the world might be taken in by good this attempt to remould the story, here in Britain Introduced in 1861, we have pantomime. And that means there are some the name Widow Twankey things that old Walt can’t change. goodis a reference to twankay, a popular green tea from the Tuon Ky Take Widow Twankey. No, please - take her. Widow Twankey, region of China. named after a cheap kind of Chinese tea, was one of the earliest pantojohn dames and originally called Ching Mustapha. Say what you like about her, but at over 200 years old, she’s not looking good bad, is she? Even when she’s played by the likes of Sir Ian ‘X-Men’ McKellen. And there are other characters, too, that are crucial john to the panto but absent from the cartoon, such as Abanazar - the stage ©version of Disney’s baddiejohn Jafar - Wishee-Washee, Aladdin’s brother, and the Chinese policeman (or men). good © © john good As for the three wishes, they turn up in stories all good © over the place. In Ireland, if you catch a leprechaun johnyou may be granted three wishes in exchange for setting them free. In the 1001 Nights tale of Sinbad, a genie like Aladdin’s helps the hero good good by offering three wishes. And in the Victorian horror story The Monkey’s Paw, the wishes good © lead to sadness and disaster for the couple who makejohn them. But don’t be surprised if none of this good john historical stuff is anything like the Aladdin good you see onstage. That’s one of the great © joys of panto: you can pretty much make it whatever you johnwant it to be. © Michael Davies good john © John Good good © john © Sir Ian McKellen, john Christopher Biggins and Lily Savage are among good the famous names to have© played good © Widow Twankey. john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © © john john good © © john good © john good © john © john © good

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Some wishes are said only to come true if you tell them to good another person. Others must good be kept secret. john If only making wishes were easy. There are loads of goodways wishes can be granted. Whether it’s just one wish - when you You can throw money in a blow out your birthday candles, for example - wishing well, blow the john or three, or even an unlimited number, seeds off a dandelion, © it’s never as straightforward as it seems. john blow out the candles on a birthday cake or snap the Here are some examples of how wishes wishbonegood of a turkey with are granted, and some cautionary tales © your pinkie finger. © about the risks involved.john The fictional granters of wishes - whether it’s a good genie, a fairy, a well or simply Fate - can take things very literally. good In some stories, people regret making casual remarks such as “I wish© you hadn’t said that” or even “I wish I weren’t here”. As the saying goes, be careful whatjohn you wish for. good good good © Geppetto, the old puppet-maker in the john Pinocchio story, makes a wish on a shooting star for his creation to become good john a real boy. Unfortunately, the wish leads to all kinds of problems and good dangers before it comes true.© © john good john good © One real-life granter of wishes is john nothing but a good thing: the Make-a-Wish © Foundation. This charity, founded in the UK in 1986, grants wishes to children john Good © John with life-threatening conditions, whether good it’s meeting a celebrity or enjoying © a one-off experience. john good © Michael Davies © John Good john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © good © john john good © good © john good john good © © john good john good © © john john good © © john john good © © john good © john good © john © john © good

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