{"id":363,"date":"2020-06-26T15:11:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T09:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/?p=363"},"modified":"2020-06-27T07:11:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T01:41:09","slug":"girl-magical-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/index.php\/2020\/06\/26\/girl-magical-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl & Magical Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the good old days, there lived a young girl named Ros\u00e9, who possessed a beautiful soul and an appealing personality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The village she lived in had a beautiful lake, which was said to possess magical properties. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ros\u00e9 would often hear people saying that any girl who jumps into the lake would get to marry the king\u2019s son\u2014the prince. Yet, no one ever attempted it, because they were afraid of jumping into the lake, which was small but deep<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustration by: Nuzhat Mushtaq<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ros\u00e9 was brave, but the thought of jumping into the lake had never crossed her mind. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One day, her family convinced her to do it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Without thinking much, Ros\u00e9 left home and walked to the lake. She closed her eyes and jumped into the water.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustration by: Nuzhat Mushtaq<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soon, <\/span><\/span>she found herself in a completely new world, <\/span><\/span>where an <\/span><\/span>old man <\/span><\/span>stood by a <\/span><\/span>poster, <\/span><\/span>which read <\/span><\/span>\u2018Ms. Ros\u00e9\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She walked up to the man and greeted him. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGood afternoon, Sir. I am Ros\u00e9,\u201d <\/span><\/span>she said. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span><\/span><\/span>old man gave her a necklace. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGo back to your village in this magical boat,\u201d <\/span><\/span>he said, pointing to a boat before him<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe prince will be waiting there for you.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He <\/span><\/span>told Ros\u00e9 to wear the necklace <\/span><\/span>on <\/span><\/span>seeing <\/span><\/span><\/span>the prince.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ros\u00e9 laughed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know this is not going to work, but I have decided to do what you say, as you are an elderly man.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Following the old man\u2019s instructions, <\/span><\/span>Ros\u00e9 <\/span><\/span>boarded the <\/span><\/span>boat, which carried her <\/span><\/span><\/span>back from the underwater world to her village.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span><\/span><\/span>prince was there, waiting for her. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She immediately went up to <\/span><\/span>him<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to be my princess,\u201d <\/span><\/span>the prince told Ros\u00e9. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She was elated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Everything she had heard from the people about the lake had come to be true. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She agreed to marry the prince. They lived happily ever after.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[<\/span>The author,13, is a student of Class VII <\/span>in <\/span>Presentation Convent School. She lives <\/span>at <\/span>Srinagar, J&K. Her hobbies are clicking pictures and writing.<\/span>]<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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