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'''Title: A Plain Gold Ring '''

'''Author: Cabrakahn '''

There was once a
young girl named
Carolyn. She adored
jewelry. She would
often accompany her
mother into town, and
while her mother
shopped for goods,
Carolyn would go
around to the various
jewelry smiths in
town and see what
they had for sale.
She would find the
prettiest one, and point
it out to her mother,
and beg her to buy it.
Her mother would
always tell her that
they couldn't afford
it.

This went on for
years, and Carolyn
grew up, but her taste
for jewelry never
faded. She found that
she couldn't do without
it, and started taking
the jewelry she
wanted. She got it by
any means, even
stealing from those
people whose shops
she went to and knew
her by name.

One day, a gypsy
wagon pulled into
town, selling all sorts
of goods. The old
woman driving the the wagon had a keen
eye, and would watch
those who looked at
her goods.
Everybody she saw
had a good heart, and
she dealt with them
fairly.

This old gypsy woman
had an extensive
collection of jewelry
she had gathered
from the four corners
of the world. She was
proud of her
collection, and knew
the secrets of each
piece.

Carolyn heard about
the gypsy's collection,
and knew that she had
to see it. And when
Carolyn approached,
the gypsy woman
could see into her
heart and knew that
Carolyn would do
whatever she could to
posess her collection.
The old woman, not
wanting to hurt
Carolyn, but
knowing that Carolyn
was hurting the town
where she lived,
decided to teach her a
lesson.

"Greetings child. I see
that you wish to view
my collection."
"That I do, ma'am, and
nothing you can say
will dissuade
me."

"Why my dear girl, I
had no such thoughts."

"Oh? Then show me
your goods!"

The gypsy woman
pulled out the cases
containing her
collection, and laid
them out for Carolyn
to see. Carolyn beheld
with her eyes such an
array of beautiful
jewelry that hers
paled in comparison
and she knew that
she must possess it.
The gypsy woman
saw this desire,
and knew that this
was the time to act.
"I see that somebody
finally appreciates
my collection. For
that, I will show you
my most prized piece."
The old woman pulled
out and opened a small
wooden box. Inside
was a plain gold ring.
Carolyn had a keen eye
herself for precious
things and laughed.

"You must be daft to
believe that that ring
is of any value!"

"But it is the most
valuable thing I own.
This ring has seen
more of this world
than even I, and
possesses a magic that
even the most potent
wizard has yet to
probe."

Carolyn looked at it
warily, yet she knew
that the gypsy woman
spoke no falsehood.
"If that is true, then I
must have it!" Carolyn
stamped her foot
down.

"Then it is yours," and
the woman offered up
the box. Carolyn
snatched the box out
of the woman's hands.
"Thank you."And with
that Carolyn walked
off calmly, forgetting
about the rest of the
collection. The gypsy
woman smiled,
already seeing the
ring work it's magic.
Carolyn took the ring
back to her house, and
began to admire it.

She took the ring out of the
box and put it on her
ring finger. As she
held her hand out to
admire the ring, she
noticed that the other
rings she wore paled
next to her gift. She
took them off and
wondered why she
thought they were
pretty. When she took
off the ring, she
placed it back in it's
box, knowing that the
ring was special and
deserved to be placed
apart. She admired
the ring for weeks, all
the while the rest of
her jewelry seemed to
grow less beautiful
with each passing
day, until one day she
wondered what she
ever saw in them. So
Carolyn went around
the town, returning
jewelry that she had
bought and stolen.
The shop owners
were so glad to have
their stolen jewelry
back, they gave
Carolyn a gracious
reward for their
return. Carolyn, of
course lied about
where the pieces all
came from. She
understood that the
glint of coin was more
impressive than the
glint of the jewelry.
Before too long, the
only piece of jewelry
she owned was her
gift, yet she yearned
for the beauty she
saw in the gypsy's
collection, and that
that alone would be
worthy of her gift.

So Carolyn collected up
her money and set out
into the world, seeking
out stories of the
gypsy and her
travelling wagon. She
wandered for many
years, following
stories of the woman
and her wonderful
collection. And in
every place she went,
she saw people who
did not have what she
had. Carolyn saw that
they had more need of
the money than she,
so she gave. With
each coin she gave,
she cared less about
the gypsy's collection
and more about the
magic of the ring. It
was on the day that
she had given away all
of her money, that
she had finally
caught up with the old
woman.

"Ma'am, I have
wandered for many
years, trying to track
you down. At first, I
had planned upon
offering up all of my
money so that I might
buy your collection of
jewelry. As I
travelled, I saw others
who could do better by
having the money than
I, and was left with
none. Now, all I wish
is to know the magic
of the ring."

"Fear not my child.
While you have
wandered these many
years, I have kept my
ear out for tales of
you. When I first
saw you, I saw only a
selfish and greedy
woman, caring only
for herself. As I look
at you now, I see that
there is a sincerity in
your soul. You have
given up all that you
own and in the
process, you have
returned what you
had taken from
others. You have
found within
yourself a compassion
most genuine. Your
search has taken you
upon the path I
followed. You have
seen the troubles I
have seen, and given
what you could.
Maybe now you can
see what true beauty
is." With that the
old woman pulled out
the cases containing
her jewelry. Upon
opening it, Carolyn
saw that the pieces
contained within were
just ordinary looking
pieces of jewelry.
Carolyn looked
shocked, and held out
her ring.

"What about the magic
in the ring?"

"The magic it held was
the ability to show the wearer how things
really looked. Here."
And the old gypsy
picked up a mirror and
showed Carolyn her
reflection. Carolyn
only saw herself, her
face creased with
careworn lines.

"You may have
my collection. Do with
it as you see fit."

Carolyn took the
collection back to her
town, and sold it,
knowing that she would feel more
beautiful using the
money to help others,
than she would
wearing the jewelry.



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