Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The Mag 187

The Moth and the Lamp, Cesar Santos

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Polilla La Luna
After the try-outs, Sadie Mae just sat in a corner by herself and sulked.  For she had danced her little heart out, and all she received for her efforts was a spot as a moth, along with a glowing glass ball as a consolation prize, she supposed.

She blamed her mother.  For her mother knew how badly she wanted to be a butterfly.  Yet, she used green material for her costume, which had to have had an impact upon the director.

“Come on now, how could she have made it out of green material?  Has anyone ever seen a green butterfly?  I know I haven’t.  Some moths are green.  Everybody knows that!”

“What are you talking about, and to whom?”

Sadie was horrified to find that her mutterings to herself had been overheard by one of her competitors.  “Did I really speak out-loud, or is she a mind-reader?”

“Why are so upset with your mother?”

“That is no concern of yours,” Sadie Mae replied in a rather icy tone.

“Maybe not, but I would think that you would be too thrilled over winning the lead role to be upset with your mother right now.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Polilla La Luna?”

“So?”

“Polilla La Luna is the name of the ballet and Spanish for The Moon Moth.  You are holding the moon in your hands, silly.”

A look of horror spread across Sadie Mae’s face.  For there she had been thinking such bad thoughts about her mother when the truth was that her mother had went to extraordinary lengths to help her.

Sadie Mae ran out of the auditorium with tears streaming down her face, and she raced to get home and have supper on the table when her mother made it home after finishing another 12-hour shift at the garment factory.  When she went to set the kitchen table, she found her mother’s sewing machine still set-up, and lying beside it was a picture of a moth more beautiful than she could ever imagine.


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29 comments:

  1. Another great post. How beautiful this one is. And how often do we see things one way only to find later that they are completely different?

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  2. self-sacrificing mother and snit of a daughter... :)

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  3. What a most perfect lesson, not just for children, but for those who judge first, or have a habit of assuming without thinking or understanding first! Way to go Mom, she got a rude awakening! Amen. Excellent Magpie Jerry.

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  4. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Kim!!! Alas, I am all too painfully guilty of jumping to the wrong conclusion far too quickly, far too often.

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  5. Thanks for stopping by, my dear TWG!!! Much to my chagrin, I am a little snit of a son most of the time.

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  6. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! Guilty as charged with gross assuming.

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  7. Good story Jerry. Mother's get such a bum wrap :)

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  8. lovely story and the photo is divine- I have never seen such a beautiful moth. Have a great day!

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  9. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! My mom sure did.

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  10. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Kathe!!! You should see some of the others.

    http://oddiant.poatemisepare.ro/most-beautiful-moths-in-the-world/

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  11. Very well crafted story.
    (Why do I never get spam? If I got spam I'd be justified in enabling moderation and annoying my readers - who want to see their comment going up , , , geddit?)

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  12. This was an interesting take on the prompt and I enjoyed reading this story that left a message. Thanks for sharing...

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  13. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Horseman!!! I suppose some people just don't live as right as others. (LOL?)

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  14. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Truedessa!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.

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  15. What a sweet story - her mother knew what she was doing.

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  16. A lovely post, Jerry. It's a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing your words.

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  17. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Janice!!! Yeah, some mothers actually do. (LOL?)

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  18. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Sharon!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this.

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  19. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Sharon!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this.

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  20. Mother knows best, Sadie Mae! Remember that...charming, fun...

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  21. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lyn!!! Hopefully, Sadie Mae is not too much like me.

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  22. Beautiful...and a lesson we can all learn, I guess...to think before we speak...and to think before we think bad, ill-informed thoughts!

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  23. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! Oh, if only it was that simple, I would have far less to deeply regret.

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  24. This is so beautiful and so touching =)

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  25. Thanks for stopping by, my dear LML!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.

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  26. Exquisitely told, to the point that your story brought a tear (and the distinct longing to see that kind of moth one day). This was perfect for the image.

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  27. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lydia!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.

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  28. Good thing her mother knew how to research a part. Sweet story!

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  29. Thanks for stopping by, my dear ~T~!!! I am really glad you enjoyed it.

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