The Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #16 ~ Fiction: The Village Fool
The Village Fool
"What are you going to take today, Miguel?" asked Doña Petra.
-Just milk and bread," he answered, placing the bowl and a few coins on the old wooden counter.
Doña Petra counted the coins, took the bowl, and left to serve the milk. A few minutes later, she returned and handed the order to Miguel; he received it and prepared to leave, but at that moment some boys arrived and immediately began to tease him. The boy ignored them; he was already accustomed to their teasing for being the village idiot.
At home his grandmother was waiting for him with dinner served. Miguel put the milk and bread on the table, went to the mirror, and, talking to his reflection, asked, “Why were you born a fool, Miguel?” Grandma from far away answered him, "You are not a fool, son; you are just different, but the day will come when you will be special; just be patient."
-You always say that, Grandma, but I'm still the same fool," said Miguel as he went to his room.
-Aren't you going to have dinner?" asked Grandma.
Miguel got up, went to the kitchen, and took a glass of milk and a piece of bread. When he was on his way to the sofa, he heard a call.
-Miguel, Miguel,“ it was a female voice, but it was not his grandmother's. ”It's my imagination," he thought.
It's my imagination," thought
But they called him again; he paid no attention, but the third time he heard his name, he realized that the voice came from the mirror. He approached with distrust; there was a beautiful woman with radiant blue eyes and white hair, as white as snow.
Miguel jumped back, squeezed his eyes, and looked again. Yes, that woman was there.
-Don't be scared," said the woman; "just let me out, I won't hurt you.
"Who are you?" asked Miguel, his eyes looking like a pair of fried eggs.
"Your Fairy Godmother"
"My what?"
"And how do I do that?"
" Just say, "Come to my help, Fairy Godmother!" said the woman.
When Miguel said those words, the woman came out of the mirror, took her magic wand, pointed it at him, and rays of many colors hit the boy.
"Ready," said the fairy godmother.
Miguel turned to the mirror and was surprised by what he saw; his appearance had changed completely. There were no more pimples on his face, his nose was not so big, his ears had shrunk, and his teeth were extremely perfect. That did not end there; the fairy flew to the small stable, pointed her wand at the donkey, and turned it into a beautiful white horse with abundant hair.
Miguel was completely amazed.
"I'll take you for a ride," said the woman.
Miguel got on the horse; it neighed and at once rode down the hill. The fairy godmother accompanied them to the entrance of the town. It was just dawn, but there were already people in the streets.
"That's Miguel," shouted Doña Petra from the door of the store.
Those who were there turned to see him and commented, “He is no longer the fool Miguel.”
Miguel strutted with style, showing off his new look. He was no longer the fool that some people made fun of; now he was a normal boy, something his grandmother had always wished for, and she was right when she said that someday he would change, but she never imagined how it would happen.
Never again did Miguel see his fairy godmother; she never appeared again. Sometimes he kept looking in the mirror to see if she would appear, but nothing... She only came to fulfill his wish, not to be the village idiot anymore.
Versión en Español
El Tonto del Pueblo
Miguel volteo hacia el espejo y se sorprendió de lo que veía, su aspecto cambió por completo, ya no había granos en su cara, la nariz no era tan grande, sus orejas se encogieron y su dentadura era extremadamente perfecta; Aquello no termino allí, volando el Hada se dirigió al pequeño establo, apunto al asno con su varita y lo convirtió en un hermoso caballo blanco de abundante cabellera.
Miguel estaba completamente asombrado.
–Sube, te acompaño a dar una vuelta–, dijo la mujer.
Miguel se montó en el caballo, este relincho y de una vez cabalgó colina abajo, el hada madrina les acompaño hasta la entrada del pueblo, apenas amanecía, pero ya había personas en las calles.
– ¿Ese es Miguel?–, grito Doña Petra, desde la puerta de la tienda.
Los que estaban allí voltearon a verlo y comentaban: –Ya no es el tonto Miguel–.
Miguel se pavoneaba con estilo, luciendo su nueva estampa, ya no era el tonto del que algunos se burlaban, ahora era un chico normal, algo que siempre había deseado, su abuela y tenía razón, cuando decía, que algún día cambiaría, pero nunca se imaginó la forma en que pasaría.
Nunca más, volvió a ver Miguel a su hada Madrina, nunca más volvió a aparecer, a veces se quedaba mirando al espejo, a ver si aparecía, pero nada…Solo vino a cumplirle su deseo, de no ser más el tonto del pueblo.
La portada fue elaborada en canva
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Really nice story. I loved how you dealt with the prompt from another angle. I guess the fairy godmother came at the right time Miguel needed her.
Saludos amiga, agradezco tu visita a mi post, si llego justo a tiempo!
Poor Miguel. I like the angle of the story and how he went from Idiot to great just like that. Some people have bigger problems and also wish a fairy could visit.
Well done.
Saludos amiga, si vale cuantos quisiéramos tener un Hada Madrina, que nos resolviera algún problema, gracias por tu visita!
A very interesting story; the fairy godmother bit is an interesting twist that adds magic to the tale. In the end, Miguel got his wish.
Thanks for sharing your story with us.
Good day.
If wishes were horses we would all have fairy god mothers like Miguel had.
Nice story
Saludos amiga, gracias!