GRACE:

Wasn’t it nice of Zyfan to give me this shiny thing, and 

for no reason at all. But I can't get it to open. Can you?

DAPRIMA:

I hope you remembered to thank him. It really is stuck.

I get the feeling it doesn’t want to be opened.

GRACE:

How come?

DAPRIMA:

I can’t explain it Grace. It’s … it’s very old and it … 

I don’t know, it’s like it has feelings.

GRACE:

Oh that’s just silly. It's just a shiny thing.

DAPRIMA:

I think it’s some sort of lamp. I can’t get it open.

 And it’s time for you to get ready for bed. 

knock  knock  

MEZ:

Daprima can I talk to you for a second?

DAPRIMA:

Sure.

GRACE:

You can't tell me what to do in my own room. Daprima’s 

my sister too - yes she is,  and I was talking to her first.

DAPRIMA:

Alright, that’s enough.

GRACE:

What? I’m only stating the facts, yes I am. 

And this is my room too, yes it is.

glares

GRACE:

Oh OK ... I’ll just sit over there, and be very quiet.

You don’t think I can - do you?  Well I’ll show you, yes I will.

GRACE:

…And give me back my lamp.

MEZ:

You’re such a brat.

DAPRIMA:

Mez, don’t you start too.

DAPRIMA:

… Now, about Cammeo?

MEZ:

I’m really worried about her. She’s thinks - this is gonna sound

crazy but, she thinks her dead sister's haunting her.

GRACE:

You mean like a ghost? I don’t think I like the idea of having a

dead ghost in my house. This is my house you know. I was 

here first, yes I was. So you better tell that dead ghost to get out.

MEZ:

Does she have to be here?

DAPRIMA:

Grace, you’re interrupting us.

GRACE:

I am? I didn’t mean to. I’ll be quiet now, really. I promise.

I'll just sit here and play with my lamp, yes I will.

DAPRIMA:

Mez - take Grace!

MEZ:

Grace - come here  now.

DAPRIMA:

What the ...

DAPRIMA:

... Um hello. Do you speak english?

- ? -

Yes master. The genie speaks whichever language is

spoken by the Masters of the lamp.

GRACE:

Oh my stars - it’s a genie! Mez I got a genie. I’ll bet I’m the first 

kid in my class to have her very own genie!

DAPRIMA:

Do you have a name?

- ? -

The genie is known as Io.

pronounced ee-oh

IO:

Masters.

GRACE:

Wow - did you hear that? I’m his master. Oh this is so exciting, 

yes it is! Daprima we’re gonna keep him, aren’t we?

DAPRIMA:

I’m going to have to research this and think about it.

GRACE;

What's there to think about? He's my genie, he said so himself.

MEZ:

Grace you don't keep people.

GRACE:

But he’s not people, he’s a genie!

MEZ:

 He looks like people to me.

DAPRIMA:

Mez, stay here with Io while Grace and I discuss this.

GRACE:

What's to discuss? He's my genie and I get three wishes. 

I'm pretty sure that's how it works, yes I am. Where are we going?

DAPRIMA:

To see Zyfan. I want to hear all about that lamp from him.

MEZ:

A ghost and a genie in the same week, no one will 

ever believe me. Io, are ya hungry? I know I am.

MEZ:

…What would you like? You do eat, don't you?

IO:

The genie has never been asked that before ...

MEZ:

Really, well, let’s go find out.