TImmSL23h ago
Micro SF/F by O. Westin

Every morning, the queen asked her magic mirror to show her the most beautiful person in the world.

The mirror replied "To whom?"

"The miller who made the flour for my bread," the queen would say, or "Whoever spun the thread my shawl was made of".

The mirror would show her, and she'd be amazed.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Mar 16 at 9:04pmWeb
Show threadazteclady1d ago

@MicroSFF Justice for the Queen!!!

(thank you)

Show threadSteve Hersey1d ago
@MicroSFF
Smart queen.
Smart mirror!
Show threadDa_Gut1d ago
@MicroSFF OK this is another cute one
Show threadArdentArchivist1d ago

@MicroSFF

Wise mirror.

Show threadBeady Belle Fanchannel1d ago
@MicroSFF “would *show her*” or “would show *her*”? what’s the intended stress?
Show threadSometimesLovely1d ago
@Profpatsch @MicroSFF
I would imagine show to the queen. "The most beautiful person" is non-gendered. Also, the person to whom they are beautiful has no stated gender or sexual identity.
Show threadBeady Belle Fanchannel1d ago
@SometimesLovely @MicroSFF well but would it show "the queen"? It can be read like it shows *her*, every time. Reflexive vs not I guess
Show threadMicro SF/F by O. Westin21h ago
@Profpatsch @SometimesLovely If the queen saw herself every time she wouldn't be amazed.
Show threadSix12h ago
@MicroSFF @Profpatsch @SometimesLovely If one of the times it *did* show her I think she'd be amazed by that too! And she'd know it was genuine :)
Show threadRichard Buckle18h ago
@Profpatsch @MicroSFF Hehe. This is a common translation issue for languages with dative case!
Show threadMegatronicThronBanks1d ago
@MicroSFF I really like this one!
Show threadwil1d ago
@MicroSFF very happy-making.
Show threadlemgandi1d ago
@MicroSFF Aww.
Show threadMary Williams1d ago
@MicroSFF This has me desperately curious as to what she saw each time. Family members? Affairs? Idols? Lolcats?
Show threadBleistifterin18h ago
@nightsong @MicroSFF you'd be amazed!
Show threadCato ❄️🍂18h ago
@MicroSFF Aww, this made me think about my most beautiful persons.
Show threadSomeVeganCheeseIsOk13h ago
@MicroSFF thank you, this was lovely.