Week 2 Story
In the beginning, this arrangement was like nothing she had ever imagined. Although she had agreed to marry the basilisk in exchange for her mother's safety she had no idea what wanting three simple roses would have meant to her future.
The start of their marriage was nowhere near what a good marriage should be. The relationship started by off by Mary having to behead this terrifying serpent. Even though Mary knew that if she didn't she would be risking her safety, but most importantly her mothers she went ahead and chopped his head off. Not realizing that this deed would ultimately turn the serpent into a youthful human being that she would have to marry. Not only had her mother's decision made her a prisoner to this awful serpent she now had to marry someone she did not now.
As the wedding plans were coming together and although they were magnificent, Mary could not stop thinking about what her life would be like if she had never had asked for three simple roses or if her mom had just remembered to get them at the market. As Mary was daydreaming about this life outside of the castle she began to realize how selfish she sounded. While Mary had all the riches of the worlds at her hands her sisters were living at their small town home always wishing for something more.
As she began to daydream more about her family she had not realized that her wedding day was quickly approaching. She quickly came up with an idea to approach the serpent that her family too could live at the place in exchange for her eternal love.
At first, the serpent was reluctant because he wanted Mary all to himself, but he then realized that the key to her heart was her sisters and her mother. If she was going to fully embrace this new lifestyle then he would have to submit to her request to have her family live at the place as well.
After the serpent agreed to her request Mary quickly realized that the serpent actually had a heart and that he was never trying to be evil with his requests of her cutting his head off. All he wanted was to live a normal life with a wife in his beautiful palace.
Authors Note: After reading the story Beauty and the Balisk I wanted there to be more to the story. Although this version of the story does not really tell us why she had to marry the basilisk I really wanted there to be more to the story. I was wanting it to be more of a "happily ever after" for both Mary, the basilisk, and Mary's family.
Bibliography: "Beauty and the Balisk" from The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis (1922). Web Source.
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