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"Your Wish Is My Command!"

But be careful what you wish for!

By Lana V LynxPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
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A middle-age man was foraging in the forest and came across a tiny fairy. He caught it with his son's butterfly net and the fairy pleaded to let her go in exchange for one wish only.

The man let the fairy out, thought for a second and said, "I'm so fed up with my menial job, a bad boss and meager salary! I'm also tired of my boring wife and her nagging mother, and my whiny disobedient kids. I want to become finally happy!"

"Your wish is my command!" the fairy responded and turned the man into a perpetual optimist.

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100 words makes a Drabble.

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Lana V Lynx

Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist

@lanalynx.bsky.social

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    Written by Lana V Lynx