In one story from the 1001 Nights, a fisherman finds a genie magically sealed in a copper container. Opening the seal, the genie appeared amidst large amounts of smoke. When he discovered the demon was planning to kill him, the fisher tricked the genie by asking him to prove he could truly fit inside such a small jar, after which he returned the seal and dumped the jar back into the sea.
"The Great World History Book"