‘Grandmother, what is it?’
‘It’s a magic mirror, love. It shows what your heart really wants.’
‘Really?’
‘Well, that’s what my grandmother’s grandmother told her.’
‘Have you taken a peek?’
‘But of course, love. Quite the few times.’
‘Did it truly show your heart’s desire?’
‘That’s my little secret, love. Do you want to take a peek?’
‘It already shows what I want, Grandmother.’
‘The gardener’s shed? But of course! I’m truly sorry, my dear. Alas, your destiny is to become the Queen.’
‘If only this mirror could also give me what I desire!’
Word Count: 94
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L.E.R.T 
Many times standing in front of a mirror we appear confused. Mirror are a reflection of what we are feeling inside, it just that we should keep our eyes and ears open to see and listen to that voice that get ricocheted from the mirror image…nicely written.
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Very well written. It would be really nice if mirror could give us what we desired for
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Well articulated interesting read!
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Even if she gets what she desires there is no guarantee that she will stay happy forever.
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I sense a lady Chatterley here… maybe she will get her desire in the end.
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ahhh… Magic Mirrors…A story with a very deep meaning articulated so well. Cheers!!
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this is such a deep story!!
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Loved the way it ended! Well-written!
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May there be magic mirrors in reality too . Lovely penned
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C’est la vie! We don’t always get what we desire…
If only magic mirrors worked in life.
Nicely penned! 🙂
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A lovely story that shows how personal ambition is not good enough for the family. She sees a garden shed, but Grandmother sees a castle.
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we rarely get what we want. Mirror only shows us the reality!
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Who wouldn’t want to be queen? Well, clearly, this young girl who would be much happier playing with fistfuls of dirt and green things. What we desire is not always as desirable as we think it is. Nice vignette.
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Ha! Ah yes, wishing isn’t getting, is it? Good story, nice twist.
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Often what we want is not what we get. A very practical magic mirror this 🙂
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Great twist here.
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What the heart wants is sometimes hidden. She was shown it, but reality interfered. Sad for her.
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I sense she will be longing for that shed forever. Great take.
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I really like your point of view… she has all the treasures of the kingdom at her feet and all she wants is simplicity.
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I liked your twist, Varad. Social obligations seem to be more powerful than desires.
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“If only this mirror could also give me what I desire!’.. maybe some other magical object would give her what she desires or better what she deserves.
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Reflecting reality, not desires. Nice one Varad.
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Sorry, here’s the link: https://wordpress.com/post/jagahdilmein.wordpress.com/6770
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Hi, Anurag. Thanks for linking me up. What’s the deadline for the post? I’m swamped for a couple of days. If I have time till the weekend, then perfect. Please let me know.
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I’ve absolutely no idea about the deadline. Let me check with Di.
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Btw, have just tagged you on a Finish The Story Blog Hop to which pensitivity101 had tagged me. Will be great if you can take the story forward in your own way 🙂
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Ah, the weight of responsibility. It’s stopping her from getting what she wants from life – magic mirror or not! Well told
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The heart wants what the heart wants, though it may not always be the sensible choice.
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If wishes were fishes… nice one Varad
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What we want, what we desire. Not always the same thing. Very well done.
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It’s up to us to give us what we desire, though we succumb to all sorts of pressures. Loved your take on the prompt. Thought-provoking.
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That’s quite a concept. A mirror that shows you what you want. Might not be a good idea to keep it where other people can share it with you. 🙂 Great take.
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ahhh – fate – and our lot in life is sometimes not our choice – very well done
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What we want and what we need are not always the same
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You make a fascinating observation there about how the things we want so often differ from what we can have. I suppose it’s partly about the way social pressure can deny us what we want. Nice write.
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Nice twist, didn’t see that coming. I wonder if she would truly feel that way after a few weeks in the gardener’s shoes.
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Dear Varad,
That’s a bit of a twist on the magic mirror. I guess its magic only goes so far. 😉 Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I like that twist. Unexpected.
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Mirror only tells, it cannot give. Nice story.
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