Sunday, July 13, 2014

Magic Words

Betelgeuse 5

The owner of a store in a terrible neighborhood placed a stories dispenser next to a candy dispenser. The first was free, the other wasn’t.

He encouraged his clients to grab a story, but they just smiled and took candy instead.

One day, a young woman walked in. She seemed undecided.

“Are the stories for free?”

“They are,” he replied, delighted.

The young woman rotated the button and a small paper came out.

“Is it a good story?”

She smiled.

Many people started dropping by and, as unrealistic as it might seem, they began to smile a lot more too.

2 comments:

  1. Hooray for free stories - and they are better for your teeth.- they make you smile!! A warm fuzzy to you for this Lizzie!!

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    1. True! Free stories bring dreams attached to them, well, the good ones! And candy... it promises you an unscheduled visit to the dentist. Oh, boy... Here's another story. LOL Hugs back!

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