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I could see it coming from a mile away and it happened. I’m stuck.
(Also massive thanks to the users on this sub who told me about this website, or actually no thanks because you’ve successfully ruined my life now lol)
Witi Ihimaera's "The Seahorse and the Reef" (part of his book The New Net Goes Fishing) Found the link while researching short stories to read to kids. Hope you enjoy...
https://englishwithhume.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/7/2/10723048/the_seahorse_and_the_reef_-_ihimaera.pdf
A magic wand
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What wouldn’t I give to have a try at
A magic wand? Something that
Could cure aging, keep my dog here
Forever by my side, always near?
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So that she won’t have to suffer any
More, she can see better, eat plenty
Of kibble, eggs, watermelon and
Go for all the walks that she can?
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No need for diapers, pee pads, stop
Slippering, falling, stumbling on top
Of stairs, sleep soundly and not
Going on a forever spiral knot?
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Wouldn’t that be magical? So what
Would I do if I could get a magic
Wand, ask for whatever I ever
Wanted?
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Frankly, I would ask
For a
Fucking magic wand.