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THE DRAGONFLY’S

SACRIFICE

: KAMOLWAN BAWONVARAPORN : NATTAN TAWORNSATIT

In a little town, which is beautiful emaciated more and more every day.
and peaceful, there is one couple. They However, he prays with the Lord
always go to see a sunrise at the beach incessantly. Accordingly, the Lord
and look at the sunset in the evening speaks to him. “Would you permit to
together. Everybody who meets them interchange the blessing with your
will see with jealous eyes their affection. life?” the Lord asks. “I permit,” the boy
One day, there is a car accident. The says. “If you really want that, I will grant
unfortunate girl is injured fatally. She you a magical wish. Your lover will
sleeps silently in her bed in hospital. regain consciousness but you must
Day after day, she is not able to change to and be a dragonfly for three
recover. The boy always looks after her years. Do you accept that?” the Lord
in front of her bed and cries for his asks again for confidence. “I accept
sweetheart. But she does not respond that,” the boy reaffirms his answer. The
to him. At night, the boy usually goes to boy mutates into a dragonfly. He says
a suburban church to plead with the goodbye to the Lord and flies back to
Lord. He cries and cries until he does the hospital. The girl really comes to.
not have more tears to cry. There is one doctor that is standing
One month passes. The girl is still beside her. It is a pity that the dragonfly
asleep as usual. And the boy is cannot hear what they are saying.