Neel woke up with a start, he had seen the same scary dream again- 2 sinister creatures, they looked like dragons, howling in pain, they seemed to be telling him something.
Next instant,they were shrinking, their skin had shrivelled up and the bones were visible.
Who were they?Why did they keep coming in his dreams?
He heard laughter and went out to see. Mom was proudly displaying her new prized possession- The Louis Muitton Limited Edition handbag made from dragon skin, it had cost her a fortune.
He moved forward and touched the bag- a tear trickled down his cheek, he now knew what those dreams meant.
(108 words)
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Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.
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Yikes! A dragon skin bag? Mom better hope the dragons don’t seek her out for revenge.
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People do use crocodile skin! Don’t they?
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Alligator and Crocodile Skin Bags among other items including wallets and shoes.
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True it feels terrible though thinking of the poor animals
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There are a lot of products including food products that we use, and often that process is inhumane to the animals. It would probably be hard to avoid completely unless one were a Vegan and was scrupulous about examining everything they purchase to make sure no animal products/byproducts were involved.
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Awww, how sad! The poor dragons. Great story!
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Thx Joy!
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I really like how each of your stories had a message hidden inside.
Nicely done.
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Moral is what I really meant 🙂
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Thx so much Moon love your stories as well, so glad to have connected
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Nicely done Akshata. The message is subtle. Sometimes I wonder how can someone derive pleasure by killing the animals just for the sake of their skin?
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Ya it’s terrible freaks me out too
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Oh, those poor dragons. Hopefully, Neel might be able to persuade his mother to not buy leather! Great story, Aksh. ❤
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Thx so much Shwe! I hope he succeeds
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