Challenger 5
Challenger 5 Adult Reading Seriesby Corea Murphy.
The title of the story was "The Necklace" This story was about a woman who longed for beautiful evening clothes and jewelry. However, she could not afford these things. She would cry at times from regret.
One day her husband came home from work with a party invitation. But she said she couldn’t go because she had no evening dress or jewelry. So her husband agreed to give her the money for a new dress. She still wasn’t happy because she didn’t have any jewelry to wear with her dress. Her friend, Mrs.Dennis let her borrow a diamond necklace.
After the party she realized she had lost the diamond necklace. Instead of telling her friend what had happened, she chose to purchase another just like it and pass it off as the original necklace. The cost of the new necklace was $36,000. Her husband signed notes and made bad deals with loan sharks to pay for the necklace.
Years later, the woman saw her old friend and decided to tell her the truth about the necklace. Her friend could only reply with much feeling that the necklace wasn’t real and had only cost a mere $500.
This story is just a sample of the many stories in this book about telling the truth and being careful about what you wish for because it just might come true.
By Beverly
posted by Rockcastle Group @ 12:12 PM
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