You may think that fairy tales are nonsense. Afterall, they all consist of villians, magical spells, and usually a victim or two. Well, I'm here to tell you that fairy tales may not be true, but if we could have learned anything from Snow White, it's that eating anything that an old woman forces down your throat will, in fact, kill you. Let me back up to the beginning.....
Once upon a weekend, in a small farm house, far, far away from anything, a woman and her husband invited the man's parents and grandmother over for a simple dinner. It was a pleasant affair, one that had not a hint of malice or underlying evil. It was just after dessert was finished and the dishes were being washed when the old woman pulled out of her magical purse a vile of clear liquid and a tube of nasal healer. The medicine is said to be tasteless and can cure any infection. The nasal healer will relieve congestion and clear out any disease that has latched itself onto one's nose. As the young girl turned from the sink, the old woman shoved a spoonful of her witch's brew into the girl's mouth, before she had nary a chance to object. She crowded around the new wife with the nasal healer, assuring her that it will make her young and beautiful (ok, ok, it's just gonna make the allergies better, but when you can't breathe, it's as good as youth and beauty!). So the young woman followed the instructions and squirted the poison into her nose. (FAST FORWARD 24 HOURS).
Four nose bleeds later, the woman found herself cursing the old woman and then cursing herself for falling into the evil trap. The words "as seen on t.v." ran through her head over and over, thinking of the woman's claims that the medicine was tried and proven to cure all ailments. The woman and her husband, who had been feeling well for several days, found themselves coughing up phlegm and concerned about rattling sounds coming from their lungs.
I don't know if you believe in fairy tales. But what I can tell you for sure is that there is always a villian, a magical spell, and a victim or two.....
Once upon a weekend, in a small farm house, far, far away from anything, a woman and her husband invited the man's parents and grandmother over for a simple dinner. It was a pleasant affair, one that had not a hint of malice or underlying evil. It was just after dessert was finished and the dishes were being washed when the old woman pulled out of her magical purse a vile of clear liquid and a tube of nasal healer. The medicine is said to be tasteless and can cure any infection. The nasal healer will relieve congestion and clear out any disease that has latched itself onto one's nose. As the young girl turned from the sink, the old woman shoved a spoonful of her witch's brew into the girl's mouth, before she had nary a chance to object. She crowded around the new wife with the nasal healer, assuring her that it will make her young and beautiful (ok, ok, it's just gonna make the allergies better, but when you can't breathe, it's as good as youth and beauty!). So the young woman followed the instructions and squirted the poison into her nose. (FAST FORWARD 24 HOURS).
Four nose bleeds later, the woman found herself cursing the old woman and then cursing herself for falling into the evil trap. The words "as seen on t.v." ran through her head over and over, thinking of the woman's claims that the medicine was tried and proven to cure all ailments. The woman and her husband, who had been feeling well for several days, found themselves coughing up phlegm and concerned about rattling sounds coming from their lungs.
I don't know if you believe in fairy tales. But what I can tell you for sure is that there is always a villian, a magical spell, and a victim or two.....
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