Most cultures have traditional tales about wishes that don’t work out because most people’s wishes are to improve their own life and possibly affecting to those included in the wish. These wishes are usually selfish and have unknown consequences. For instance, a man receives a wish, and he uses it to wish for a wife, but his life and possibly the wife’s life (if altered from something else) can be changed forever. The phrase, “Be careful what you wish for” is a great statement that influences this. One change, like popularity, can change how people view you but in an abnormal way. The tales often have the theme, “be grateful for what you have” or “selfishness doesn’t get you anywhere”. These are strongly backed up with a plotline of bed wishes.