Friday, December 28, 2012

The Duces and the Magic Diamonds



The Duces and the Magic Diamonds
           
            Once upon a time, a husband and a wife lived in a town.  They owned a very expensive jewelry store in the middle of the town.  Mr. and Mrs. Duce were both fat as pigs, rich as bishops, and as repulsive as trolls.  They did not think they were ugly or fat but knew they were rich.
            The Duces lived separately.  Mrs. Duce slept upstairs while Mr. Duce slept downstairs because somebody had told them they couldn’t both be upstairs together for too long.  Their combined weight was too much for the second floor to support them.  The shop below would be crushed by them.  When they heard these words they kicked the person out.
            They ate the magical diamonds as food. Lee made and sold it to them.  (Lee was the old, skinny, and wrinkly chef for the town.  Lee only sold these diamonds to the Duces. Also Lee cooked for everyone in town.)  When they were eating the magical diamonds, they became fatter.
            The only time the Duces lost any weight was when they pooped.  Depending on what kind of poop came out, different jewelry was “made.”  They “produced” rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings in this way.  They can make designs by looking at a picture while they are “making” the jewelry.
            The people in the town did not know about the magic diamonds or about how their jewelry was made.  Lee knew about all of this.
            One day a handsome prince with short brown hair came into the jewelry store asking for a diamond ring to be made so he can propose to his love, the princess.  He told them the design and size that he wanted.  He also told them it needed to be made with platinum.  Mrs. Duce told the prince that it would be almost impossible to get a platinum ring with the design he requested.  The prince said, “Aren’t you jewelers? Aren’t you supposed to be able to craft it?”  Mr. Duce replied, “We can get the job done but, we need a lot of money and time.”  The prince did not care how much it would cost but he needed it in a week.  He left the shop feeling unsure if they could get it done.
            Now they had to buy lots of magic diamonds from Lee.  Luckily, Lee had a houseful of it.  So, the Duces began eating diamonds and getting fatter.  Golden rings were coming out of them but no platinum.  Some were the correct design or the correct size but none were both.
            On the last day before the prince came back, the platinum ring was “made.”  A miracle! It came out the right size and had the design but, by this time, they both tripled their weight and the house was full of dung.
             When the prince entered the shop, he exclaimed, “What a horrible smell you have here!”  The Duces just kept silent.
            Mrs. Duce handed him the ring and the prince gave them more then enough money to supply them for life.  The Duces just slept, ate and sold their jewelry shop to buy a bigger home.
            The strong handsome prince married the beautiful princess and they lived happily, ever after.
THE END

1 comment:

Homeschooled Kid said...

That's a great story Michael! :-D