One day, outside Ottawa's Canadian immigration office, a dazzling fairy suddenly appeared before a poor refugee who just became a Canadian landed immigrant.
"My good man, I've been told to grant you three wishes," said the fairy.
After recovering from the sudden shock, the man told the fairy: "Well, in the village in Pakistan where I come from, most people don't have good teeth. So, I want new teeth with a lot of gold in them."
The fairy looked at the man and PING! He had a brand new set of gold teeth!
"Next wish. You have two more to go," declared the fairy.
The refugee got bolder.
"I want a really big house in a nice neighborhood for my large family---I have a wife and 8 children as well as many relatives still in Pakistan, whom I want to eventually bring over here."
PING!
The refugee was whisked to a beautiful neighborhood in Brampton and before him stood a large beautiful mansion with living room, formal dining room, family room, gourmet kitchen, 8 bedrooms---all nicely furnished, a three-car garage with a customized SUV for 10 passengers, a long driveway, a large patio which also beautifully and fully furnished including a complete modern outdoor kitchen with a large barbecue grill, entertainment area, and a sparkling in-ground pool.
"Your last and final wish," said the fairy as she held her magic wand.
"I want to look like a real typical Canadian through-and-through."
PING!
The man was completely transformed into a real typical Canadian. His skin turned white like a real typical Canadian---gone was his dark complexion. He had worn-out jeans from Best-for-Less, a T-shirt and a baseball cap from Wal-Mart like a real typical Canadian---gone was his Pakistani outfit---long shirt, bantaloon & Moslem prayer cap. His teeth were now stained and yellow like a real typical Canadian---gone were the gold teeth. And he stood in a typical housing tract in front of an ordinary-looking bungalow like a real typical Canadian's house---gone was the mansion.
"What happened?" he wailed. "Where are my gold teeth? my new beautiful mansion?"
The fairy said:
"Well, you asked to become a real typical Canadian. So, you're now a real typical Canadian!" And the fairy disappeared.
[Hmm!]
Author Unknown
"My good man, I've been told to grant you three wishes," said the fairy.
After recovering from the sudden shock, the man told the fairy: "Well, in the village in Pakistan where I come from, most people don't have good teeth. So, I want new teeth with a lot of gold in them."
The fairy looked at the man and PING! He had a brand new set of gold teeth!
"Next wish. You have two more to go," declared the fairy.
The refugee got bolder.
"I want a really big house in a nice neighborhood for my large family---I have a wife and 8 children as well as many relatives still in Pakistan, whom I want to eventually bring over here."
PING!
The refugee was whisked to a beautiful neighborhood in Brampton and before him stood a large beautiful mansion with living room, formal dining room, family room, gourmet kitchen, 8 bedrooms---all nicely furnished, a three-car garage with a customized SUV for 10 passengers, a long driveway, a large patio which also beautifully and fully furnished including a complete modern outdoor kitchen with a large barbecue grill, entertainment area, and a sparkling in-ground pool.
"Your last and final wish," said the fairy as she held her magic wand.
"I want to look like a real typical Canadian through-and-through."
PING!
The man was completely transformed into a real typical Canadian. His skin turned white like a real typical Canadian---gone was his dark complexion. He had worn-out jeans from Best-for-Less, a T-shirt and a baseball cap from Wal-Mart like a real typical Canadian---gone was his Pakistani outfit---long shirt, bantaloon & Moslem prayer cap. His teeth were now stained and yellow like a real typical Canadian---gone were the gold teeth. And he stood in a typical housing tract in front of an ordinary-looking bungalow like a real typical Canadian's house---gone was the mansion.
"What happened?" he wailed. "Where are my gold teeth? my new beautiful mansion?"
The fairy said:
"Well, you asked to become a real typical Canadian. So, you're now a real typical Canadian!" And the fairy disappeared.
[Hmm!]
Author Unknown