Ruby
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Source: Wikipedia
The three most beautiful girls in the entire kingdom were
dancing around in their garden created with tulips, roses, daisies, and every
flower you could ever imagine. There was so much beauty in this garden; one
would never think these girls could ever have anything more beautiful. In fact,
people from all over the kingdom would wait in lines that lasted miles to see
the exotic place.
Rebecca, Rainy, and Rosa were always wanting more—more
flowers, more dresses, more jewelry. They loved their magical garden at first,
but as the time kept going, so did their interest. Rosa, the most adventurous
of them all, decided to convince her sisters to go to sea with her and skip
school! Rebecca, the smartest of them all was of course, against this silly
idea and said no. Rainy, the most creative of them all said yes! Rosa and Rainy
eventually convinced Rebecca and so their adventure to sea began!
They bought a boat with their unlimited amount of money, and
sailed away looking forward to adventures they had never encountered. The boat
continued to sail smoothly as the girls ate they ate their dinner of fresh
fruits handpicked for them when suddenly the boat came to a stop! They were on
an island with palm trees, light brown sand, and mountains. Rebecca noticed
something in the sand-seashells! They had never seen anything like that. The
girls picked their favorite seashells when Rebecca noticed something deep in
the sand. It was shiny, red, and sparkled from far. She picked it up, and the
girls looked at in awe.
As they were looking at this sparkling find, a young boy
comes up to Rebecca and says, “Well, look at what we have here…three beautiful
girls, and one beautiful gem.
Rosa rolled her eyes and took the gem, and put it inside her
dress. The young man wanted a trade. She told him how they had the most
beautiful garden in the world, but this little treasure of theirs was a symbol
of their adventure and their desire for anything and everything beautiful, and
they would by no means give something so precious away.
The young man smiled and said, “Well, then I know you will
not take this beautiful crystal for granted.”
The girls sailed away, and the gem was placed in the garden
surrounded by flowers. People come and gone enjoyed looking at it, but the
girls always shared the beauty behind the ruby.
Bibliography: Folk-Tales of Bengal: "The Origin of Rubies" by Rev. Lal Behari Day
Author's Note: "The Origin of Rubies" is a story of how the first ruby came to be set in Bengal. The beauty is of this simple yet elegant crystal is appreciated at the end of the story when a king's daughter puts the ruby in her hair. Treasure was shown in the story when a prince catches half a dozen of these gems. The story's characters are shown to be kings, queens, and princesses. This explains the worth of such a crystal. I put a twist on this story by having three sisters of high class and equal amounts of favoritism in the family show how this beautiful gem came to be. I feel sometimes the most beautiful things have a bigger meaning behind them, and in my story the meaning was of an adventure as sisters.
Hi Dhara!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great story! I love the twist you put on it and the lesson to the learned by the sister's. I also loved how you made the most valuable thing the memory of their adventure together. Often, we get lost in the world and the possessions we do or do not have, but this story proves that possessions are not what matters, it is the memories that matter most. For these sister, it happened to be precious gem, but I wonder, if the girls who had everything, would have still valued the item if it did not have such great worth? Great story and I look forward to reading more.
Wow! I wish I was those girls! That sure does seem like quite the life haha! I really like how in the end the boy realizes even though the girls have everything in the world, the spirit of adventure is never something they will take for granted. The Ruby itself is beautiful but the story behind it is even more so. I liked this story because it reminded me of my own adventures, and the little mementos I have from each one. This story definitely reminded me to be grateful for the things I have been able to experience, not just the things I have! Good job!!
ReplyDeleteHello Dhara!
ReplyDeleteYour story was great! I believe that you might want to reread the third paragraph, there seems to be an oddly worded sentence. Other than that, I love a story about 3 sisters going on an adventure. I also liked how you give them all names that started with an R. The only thing that I thought was missing from this story was a bit of tension. There was no rise and fall of conflict. It had a good moral though. Keep up the good work!