The Proud Rose Story in English | Stories for Teenagers | @EnglishFairyTales

Brief Summary

This story is about a rose named Magic who lives in the desert with two cacti, Ted and Moss. Magic becomes proud after seeing her reflection and insults her friends. She refuses to bend to drink water and starts to wilt. Eventually, she apologizes, and her friends help her. The moral of the story is that pride comes at a high cost.

  • A rose named Magic blooms in the desert between two cacti.
  • Magic becomes proud and insults her friends after seeing her reflection.
  • She refuses to bend to drink water and starts to wilt.
  • Magic apologizes, and her friends help her.
  • The story teaches that pride comes at a high cost.

The Blooming of Magic

In a desert where survival is tough, a beautiful rose blooms. It starts as a tiny bud and slowly grows into a small flower. Two cacti, Ted and Moss, are very happy to have the rose between them and decide to name her Magic. They feel it's magical to have a rose bloom in such a place.

Magic's Childhood Mischief

Magic isn't a normal rose; she grows slowly. As a child, she's mischievous, often pinching Moss and blaming it on Ted. The cacti argue playfully, but they both love Magic and ensure she gets enough water to stay healthy, without telling her she would die without water.

Magic's Pride and the Tourist

Magic grows into the most beautiful flower, taller than Ted but shorter than Moss. One day, a tourist arrives and is amazed by the rose. He offers her water and compliments her beauty. Magic sees her reflection and becomes very proud, thinking she's better than Ted and Moss and that they need her to be attractive.

The Tourist's Offer and the Cacti's Intervention

The tourist wants to uproot Magic and take her to the city, believing she deserves to be in a garden. The cacti know Magic won't survive the journey. They protect her by bruising the tourist, who gets angry and tries to harm them but fails due to their thorns.

Magic's Arrogance and the Consequences

Magic is angry at Ted and Moss for stopping the tourist. She insults them, calling them ugly and saying she deserves to be in a garden. She vows never to bend to drink water from Ted, not wanting to hurt her neck. The cacti, hurt by her arrogance, stop talking to her and let her fend for herself.

Magic's Realization and Apology

Magic is happy at first, but after a week, she starts to feel weak. She tries to stay upright but eventually begins to wilt. She realizes her mistake and apologizes to Ted and Moss. They forgive her immediately and shower her with water, helping her recover.

Forgiveness and the Moral of the Story

The three plants are happy again. Magic learns that pride is a very expensive emotion and that being too proud can lead to a heavy price. The story concludes with the moral that one must be ready to pay the price for being too proud.

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0:00 [Music] the proud rose once in a desert where no life could survive a miracle took place out bloomed a beautiful mesmerizing rose it was a tiny bud that bloomed into a tiny flower though it was yet to have all its petals it was the most beautiful thing anybody had ever seen just beside the rose there grew two cactuses their names were ted and moss ted was a short cactus and moss was a tall one

0:45 they had their own unique shapes and were very happy to have a rose between them isn't it magical to have a rose bloom between us it sure is ted it truly is wait why don't we name her magic oh that's a wonderful name magic and thus the beautiful rose was named magic magic was not a normal rose and the two cactuses knew it well she was growing too slow for any normal flower and for the joy of ted and moss it seemed like she was there to stay for a very long time

1:31 as a child magic was the most mischievous one she would pinch moss and put the blame on ted will you cut that now ted this trick is old what trick are you talking about me drinking the water stored inside of myself that's not a trick boy that's how i survive keep drinking the water inside of yourself that's all yuck that's disgusting do what you want just stop telling me and stop pinching me fencing you great goodness did you fall asleep with your eyes open again

2:17 don't you dare play that card it happened once and i was tired yeah right tired of what genius of standing in the middle of the desert why don't you take a little walk then your roots your rules oh just stop pinching me all right i'm not pinching you stop dreaming with your eyes open the cactuses would argue for hours over it nobody would ever accuse the tiny innocent rose both ted and moss being cactuses had ample water stored in them they would each give them water to magic

3:03 and help her stay healthy they both loved magic dearly and never told her that if she didn't drink enough water she would die months passed and magic grew up she bloomed to be the most beautiful flower upon earth she had layers and layers of petals and was bright red in color surprisingly she grew taller than ted but was still shorter than moss both the cactuses were very proud of their magic her roots spread under the sand and held her posture strong on the surface moss would give her a shower whenever she asked for and ted would

3:48 big-heartedly open his branch and let her drink water when she got thirsty nothing changed she loved both her friends months passed and the desert finally had a visitor he was a tourist on a camel what a rose in the desert this is the most magical and beautiful thing i have ever seen [Music] [Applause] the tourist went closer and examined the flower he then took out a bowl of water and kept it in front of magic you must be so thirsty you little flower wait let me find my little spray it's time to

4:35 give you a bath but magic wasn't listening she was mesmerized at what she saw in the bowl of water it was her reflection [Music] i am the most beautiful flower indeed look at that straight posture oh the bright red color the thick petals i look amazing all this while i thought i looked like ted and moss i thought i needed them but no they need me i make them look attractive the tourist found his spray dipped it in the bowl of water and sprayed droplets on magic the droplets made magic look even more

5:23 magical oh my oh my look at me hmm this flower is beautiful oh thank you stranger i'm sure i will be paid a handsome reward if i uproot this flower and take it with me you would love to see the city wouldn't you the city of course i would love to see the city oh what is this wound on your stem ah it must be these cactuses you deserve to be put in a garden securely for everyone to come see you

6:11 the tourists didn't know that the wound came from the fact that magic had to bend to drink water from ted he also didn't know that she would possibly not survive if uprooted and taken from where she belongs wait let me uproot you but both the cactuses knew it they knew that the city was far far away magic was a magical flower indeed and yet she was just a rose she couldn't possibly survive the long journey through this rough desert they knew that once uprooted magic would not live for long without thinking twice they bruised the tourists as he came closer to uproot the

6:57 rose ah how dare you you stupid cactuses in rage and pain the tourist punched fast but being a cactus absolutely no harm was done to him instead the tourist was bruised some more because of the thorns ah who's stupid now human good one mossy the tourist couldn't hear the cactuses laugh at him but he assumed that they must be this made him more furious and he kicked ted but yet again [Music] he needs to stop

7:43 the tourist sadly sat on his camel and left ted and moss both laughed heartily but magic didn't how dare you both why are you so jealous of me jealous magic you don't understand he was taking you only for his own benefit he wouldn't care for you who are you to decide what's right for me you two are ugly cactuses i am the most beautiful flower on this planet didn't you hear i should be securely kept in a garden for people to come see me magic don't be so proud of yourself why not what's so special about youtube

8:32 uh we can hold water for years how do you think you are surviving but magic wasn't listening she kept complaining and insulting the two cactuses she vowed that she would never bend to drink water from ted she didn't want to hurt her beautiful neck really you will never drink water fine ted we have done enough for her she should fend for herself now both the cactuses hardened themselves and stops talking to magic they were very angry at her for how arrogant she suddenly behaved magic was very happy for the first few

9:19 days the water in her roots was being used to keep her fresh she didn't look at either of the cactuses and always kept herself arched up but a week later she began to feel weak she still tried to stand straight for she didn't want to show her weakness to the cactuses but as all the water in her roots was being used up her insides were giving away and she began to pant magic lose your pride and drink some water yes magic you will still be the most beautiful flower after drinking some water no i will not

10:05 band one more day passed and magic was now completely bent she was dizzy and weak she began to cry why is this happening to me because you need water to survive you proud flower please let us help you [Music] you still want to help me i didn't want to band but nature made me [Music] i have realized my mistake i have been terrible to both of you i deserve this

10:51 i am so sorry without wasting a minute both ted and moss showered water on magic it took some time but magic was finally standing on her roots again oh i am so sorry will you both ever forgive me [Music] you were already forgiven our little magic the three plants were happy again magic had realized her mistake pride is a very expensive emotion if we are too proud of ourselves we must be ready to pay a very heavy price for it

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