She was ones a young girl, who lived on a farm with her parents and four brothers. She was the youngest of all the children. They worked want little land that they had, and sold what they could.
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One day in the local market, she was approached by women. She was such a beautiful women and looked to be well off to be shopping in this market with all the jewels and lovely clothes she had on.
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The lady asked the young girl, "Do you want riches, life, and beauty forever?"
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"Of course I do. It's that want all poor girls wishes for?" the farm girl replied.
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"That is all I need to hear. Please, give me your hand." the lady asked. The girl reaches out her hand, and the lady dropped a red stone into it. Now you'll have it all within 3 days.
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The lady turned to walk away. She took one look back at the young farmer girl. The girl noticed, that the women's dark black hair started to turn grey and thinned out. Her skin wrinkled, she eyes darken. What she saw now was a very old woman, who looked to be near death. What had she asked for?
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She waited as the third day came. Nothing happened that morning, and she thought that the woman played a trick on her. She didn't think much about it until the sun started to set. She was out in the far field working the crops.
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She noticed that her tanned skin back pale until she was snow white. Her once honey hair changed to a deep red. Her clothes that she had including her hat changed to beautiful and stunning colors of red, pink, and green. Jewelry appear on her. She never seen so much gold. The hoe she carried was turned into a golden key, with a small heart floating near it. The wing picked up, and fall colors leaves surrounded her and she heard a voice on the wind.
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You now have all that your wished for. Until the day that you decide to pass the stone to someone else who is just as poor as you once were. Everyday inside the box which you have hidden the stone within will be gold coins for you and who ever you wish. The key in you hand opens that chest. The heart, haha, you'll soon learned what it means.
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The wind died down. She rushed to her home and explain everything to her family. They thought she done mad, until she open the chest with the gold coins. Everyday they had it made. She came to find out that the heart floating around the key stood for her own heart. It was the one thing the stone took from her. Love. Even though she had all the riches, life, and beauty. She would never know true love.
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Title: Poor to Riches
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