If wishes came true…

Text and Photo by Nora Vasconcelos

Reading today’s question from the Daily Post that says; Would you rather read minds or live forever?, a story I read a long long time ago cmae to my mind.

This story talked about a king of a far away country who in his yong years was handsome and succesuful. He was so pleased with his life that he wished one day he could live forever.

As it happens in the tales, the king’s wish was granted and he felt really satify when he find it out. The years passed by and he started to feel old, but still he felt happy about his eternal life.

More years passed by and one by one all his love ones died until the day came one he was all alone.

By then he was old and sad, his kingdom was nothing amazing as it had been once and he hed no more people or goals to live for. But still, he was to live forever.
Then he wished he could die. And as it happens in the tales, his wish was granted…