Horror of Horrors!
"Um..." You swallow hard. "T-H...E-R-E."
The genie guffaws. "That's not the word I asked for. You lose."
"Hold it!" you exclaim. "You asked me THERE, and I gave you THERE."
"Sorry. Wrong there." He reaches for you.
"You didn't tell it to me in a sentence," you protest. "So my spelling is as good as any other!"
"You want a sentence?" the genie taunts. "Lots of people have played my game. They all lost their freedom."
"I get another try," you insist. "Or I'll report you for cheating!"
"Oh, all right," the genie grumbles. "You have another chance." He glares at you. "But just one!"
You glare back. You take a deep breath and get ready to spell.
The genie guffaws. "That's not the word I asked for. You lose."
"Hold it!" you exclaim. "You asked me THERE, and I gave you THERE."
"Sorry. Wrong there." He reaches for you.
"You didn't tell it to me in a sentence," you protest. "So my spelling is as good as any other!"
"You want a sentence?" the genie taunts. "Lots of people have played my game. They all lost their freedom."
"I get another try," you insist. "Or I'll report you for cheating!"
"Oh, all right," the genie grumbles. "You have another chance." He glares at you. "But just one!"
You glare back. You take a deep breath and get ready to spell.