Cliff Hanger and the Soiled Oil Lamp is a book from the The Adventures of Cliff Hanger series by Livingston Dangerously about the enjoyably joyful "oi/oy" sound.
Plot[]
Cliff is hanging from a branch on a cliff. He can't hold on much longer. Suddenly, he looks down and sees a soiled oil lamp on top of another branch bellow hims. He reads from his Survival Manual that he should pick it up, rub it, and a genie will pop out. As he does so, an enormous genie --the Genie of the Soiled Oil Lamp-- appears. The genie is named Roy. Roy the genie tells Cliff that he is here to grant Cliff only one wish. So Cliff makes his one wish- to get off the cliff. The Genie grants Cliff's wish of getting off the cliff by giving him a book (called "Off The Cliff " by Boyd Hoyle). (Roy says, "As you wished, here is your own personal copy of 'OFF THIS CLIFF' by Boyd Hoyle".) Much to Cliff's dismay, he says he doesn't want the book and wants to get off the cliff. The Genie says to him, "Sorry. You only get one wish. And you use it to get the book". That is, just before he disappears. Cliff says "Oy!". Then once again, he can't hold on much longer.
Tip from Cliff Hanger's Trusty Survival Manual[]
"If you see a soiled oil lamp, pick it up, rub it, and a genie will come out."
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Trivia[]
- This is the third time Cliff sees a thinking cloud showing a footage. The first two being "The Sleeping Gypsy" and "The Sheep on a Ship".
Quotes[]
- (About Cliff Hanger's wish.)
- Roy the Genie: (to Cliff Hanger) As you wished, you get your very own personal copy of "OFF THIS CLIFF" by Boyd Hoyle.
- (Roy the Genie hands Cliff Hanger the manual titled "OFF THIS CLIFF".)
- Cliff Hanger: But I don't want this book! I want you to get me off this cliff!
- Roy the Genie: (to Cliff Hanger) Sorry. But you only get one wish. And now you have used it to get the book.
