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story of \'should wizard at momy\' lesson |
| Answer» SummaryJo, a four-year-old girl, is accustomed to hearing stories from her father, Jack, every evening and for Saturday naps. Jack followed a basic story structure. The main character of the story was Roger but it would be a different animal every day. Roger would have a problem and would consult the wise owl for a solution to his problem who in turn would direct him to a wizard. The wizard would solve the problem through his magic spell and would demand his fee. The wizard would then guide Roger to the place where this money could be found. Finally, a happy Roger would play games with other children and go back home to his mommy before his father returned from Boston.That Saturday afternoon, as per the custom, Jack began his story. Jo suggested skunk as the main character for the story. Roger Skunk’s problem was his foul odour because of which other small animals avoid playing with him. To solve this problem, he went to the wise owl who directed him to the wizard.Jo had lately started questioning the credibility of things told in the stories like magic spells, death, God, etc.The wizard used his magic and changed the skunk’s foul odour to that of roses. The wizard charged him seven pennies. However, the skunk had only four pennies with him. So, he was directed to a place where he would find the remaining three pennies. He found the pennies easily and gave them to the wizard. Roger Skunk happily played with other children.When Roger Skunk reached home, his mommy disliked the new smell. She did not want him to smell any different than other skunks as their foul smell was a weapon against enemies. Mommy Skunk took Roger back to the wizard to undo the spell. She hit the wizard over his head for making her son smell like roses. Now, Roger Skunk again regained his foul smell.\xa0Jo was dissatisfied with the ending of the story. Jo wanted her father to retell the story the next day with a new ending where the mommy was hit back by the wizard.However, Jack refused to change the way he ended the story. According to him, parents only did what was right for their kids. He explained to Jo that the little skunk loved his mother and did what she wanted as he knew that the mother would always do what was right for him. Jo, however, refuses to understand and insisted that Jack change the ending of the story. He went downstairs. Clare, his wife, was painting the chair rail. Clare observed that it was a long story. He simply said, ‘The poor kid’. He watched his wife working. He felt he was caught in an ugly middle position. He watched everything with utter weariness. | |