There was a Pole who was stranded at sea. He saw a bottle floating and picked
it up. When he opened it, a Genie popped out, "I have been trapped in that
bottle for a thousand years! I will grant you three wishes for freeing me!"
The Pole considered it and requested, "I would like to have the Mongol hoards
come out of the East and sack, pillage and destroy Warsaw." The genie con-
sidered it, and clapped his hands. "It is done," he said. The Pole said, "My
second wish is to have the Mongol hoards come out of the East and sack,
pillage and destroy Warsaw." The Genie looked puzzled, but clapped his
hands. "It is done," he said. The Pole said, "My third wish is..." The
Genie cut him off, "...to have the Mongol hoards come out of the East and
sack, pillage and destroy Warsaw?" "Yes," agreed the pole. The Genie clapped
his hands, and said, "It is done. I am now free to leave, but I must know
before I go. Why did you want the Mongol hoards to come out of the East and
sack pillage and destroy Warsaw?" "Because," said the Pole, "In order for
the Mongol hoards to come out of the East three times and sack pillage and
destroy Warsaw, they'd have to cross Russia SIX times!"
