Pari and her mother, Saaki, were visiting Saaki’s childhood home.
It was no less than a museum.
Saaki was excitedly showing Pari all the memorabilia.
They found an old green trunk full of ‘Nature’s Treasure’.
That's what Pari called the seashells, oysters, rocks etc.
Pari displayed the treasure on a wooden table and wrote 'Nature Table' in her pretty cursive-handwriting.
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| PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook |
Saaki chanced upon an old diary belonging to her grandfather.
He had documented that three shells & two oysters in the trunk contain pearls and diamonds.
Grandfather had safely hidden the precious stones there.
Saaki rushed to reveal 'Nature's Treasure'.
How would you feel if you discover 'treasure'? Do you hide currency notes or jewellery inside secret boxes? Do share in the comments below.
100 Words story for Friday Fictioneers
Hi Anita,
ReplyDeleteSweet take on the photo prompt!
Smart Grandfather :-)
ReplyDeletedid the destroy the shells to get at the treasure?
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteDear Anita,
ReplyDeleteIn a news story recently, a woman had donated a skillet to a secondhand store not realizing the wadded piece of aluminum foil in it contained over $40,000. Probably not the best place to keep treasure.
Your story, told from one prompt, made more sense than those with three or more. Just saying. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
OH! Perhaps they'd still be there! How lovely! Na'ama
ReplyDeleteSmart Saaki. Did she share those pearls or grabbed everything?
ReplyDeleteI felt rather sad at the end of the story. What a shame that the excitement of re-discovering childhood memories was eclipsed by the possibility of hidden 'treasure'.
ReplyDeleteThey were already treasures to her. What a bonus to find out they contained treasures.
ReplyDeleteHow many secrets are there out there I wonder? I love hiding stuff for the future. Lovely piece
ReplyDeleteHow would I feel, what would I do? I don't know. I'm a bit ambivalent about this one. I think I'd feel compelled to make sure the discovered "treasure" was properly documented, with an effort to find the most likely owner. I think I could keep it only if I knew all efforts had been made to get it to its intended owner.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I AM the intended owner :_)
Maybe they should just save the treasures to be found somewhere in the future.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they found the pearls? Nice take on the photo.
ReplyDeleteInteresting take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteWhat a find!
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