Googly Eye Pictures

Once upon a time, there was a magical brick who could think and see and talk like a human being.  Long ago a magician who had been drinking gave life to the brick, who had then lived with the other non-magical bricks in a wall ever since.

But the magical brick was lonely because none of the non-magical bricks could talk and no human beings wanted to talk to a boring old brick in the wall, having better things to do.  So the brick one day wished with all his might that the adjacent bricks to him might come to life just like he had long ago.

Suddenly in a brilliant flash of light the magical brick’s wish was granted.  The other bricks began to look around and talk all day about their own opinions and dreams and beliefs.  For once the magical brick had someone to talk to.

But soon it dawned on the magical brick he had not been granted a wish, but a curse.  For you see, when human beings tire of each other they can just walk away and stop talking to someone.  The poor magical brick was now forced to listed to every single empty, meaningless, boring, vain and ignorant thing the other bricks would babble on about all day and night.  He wished with all his might that the other magical bricks might no longer be magical anymore and shut up… but alas, his second wish was never granted.

THE END

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A special thanks to Lady Erin for helping me google the wall!

- Googly Editor