The Wizard's Choice
A boy watches as a wizard turns into a lizard. The boy starts to wonder what he would like to be if he had the wizard's sorcery.
A boy watches as a wizard turns into a lizard. The boy starts to wonder what he would like to be if he had the wizard's sorcery.
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THEWIZARD’SCHOICE
WRITTEN&ILLUSTRATEDBY
MARGOSORENSEN
Copyright© 2020byMargoSorensen
Alrightsreserved
DedicatedtomybrotherDanny.
Anaturalatmakingwisechoices.
Iwaswalkingbyawizard 1
Whenheturnedinto 2
lizard! 4
Iwascaughtbysurpriseasyoumightsurmise.
Whywouldawizardprefertobealizard? 5
IfIcouldchangemybody
Ithinkalizard’salitleshoddy. 6
WhatwouldIchoosetobe
ifIhadthewizard’ssorcery? 7
IthinkI’dliketobeabeagle. 8
ormaybeIcanbeandeagle 9
No,IthinkI’dliketobeacamel 10
ormaybeadiferentsortofmammal 1
Iknow!I’dliketobeabat, 12
Orhow aboutsomekindofcat. 13
Itwouldbefuntobeaskunk, 14
Ormaybesomethingwithatrunk. 15
Toochooseisnotsoeasy
Toomuchfreedom makesmequeasy. 16
IfIhadthepowerofawizard
Icouldturnmyselfintoablizzard! 17
Butthat’salitledestructive
Apowerfulwizardisverywise.
Whychoosealizardforadisguise? 19
Whatwouldthewizardsay
IfIaskedforanexplanationtoday? 20
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"Where were you long ago? )
There were dinosaurs here you know. 21
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WhendinosaursroamedtheEarth
ourwholeplanetwasknownaslizardturf. 22
Thiswizardwassmartenoughtosurvive
whensomanyothersmettheirdemise. 23
AlcreaturesontheEarthholdthesecretoftheirworth.”24
Iwasquicktousemyvoice
SoIcouldjudgethewizard’schoice.
Whatwouldyouchoosetobe
ifyouhadthewizard’ssorcery? 25