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Summer Short #5: Seeking Magic
In most fairy tales, the main character is never looking for magic. It tends to find them. The boy who gets the golden goose just wanted to bring wood back to his family. Cinderella didn’t call for a fairy godmother. Jack had to sell a cow. It’s something you stumble upon.
Well, that’s all well and good, but I’ve always been better at being proactive. This is what I think of as magic:
In most fairy tales, the main character is never looking for magic. It tends to find them. The boy who gets the golden goose just wanted to bring wood back to his family. Cinderella didn’t call for a fairy godmother. Jack had to sell a cow. It’s something you stumble upon.
Well, that’s all well and good, but I’ve always been better at being proactive. This is what I think of as magic:
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