![]() ![]() In original stories, the genies were powerful and (usually) malevolent beings who were sealed away by sorcerers (begging the question, how much more powerful would said sorcerer have been?), and very much appreciated being freed from their prison with no intention of wanting to go back. On a somewhat related note, you may be interested to know that the idea of "three wishes, must obey master, lives in bottle" and such are fairly recent concepts. Unless maybe Cherry Berry (who seems to be Ponyville's resident balloon custodian) wouldn't let her take it for such a long journey. ![]() Maybe Celestia is paying her this time? Not to mention that she takes Ponyville's balloon for flights all the time. Why is Twilight so worked up about getting a vacation? She's been independent since she moved to Ponyville, and has gone to all sorts of places (Appeloosa, Dodge City, Cloudsdale) without getting permission from Celestia. Why does the library sell its books? I could understand if it were a bookstore, or if it simply sold off a few volumes they needed to get rid of, but selling from its entire collection as its main business? I've never heard of any library that works that way. I will assume that the city has access to one or more oases for water, and may have developed from a central trade route. Also, cities are usually built near water, farmable land, and/or strong trade routes, not in the middle of deserts. Isn't Saddle Arabia supposed to be a country? In this story, it comes off as little more than a single city that don't seem larger than Ponyville. Rather exposition-heavy at times, and sometimes I'm baffled by how the characters go to lengthy and roundabout ways of doing things (Why does Twilight have to round up all her friends just to tell them she's going on vacation, for instance?) but an enjoyable story nonetheless, and intriguing study of a concept. ![]()
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