Like a Fairy-Tale

Once upon a time there were a pair of blue jeans. Size 4, petite. Hanging on a rack, waiting. One magical day, a beautiful young woman came in and tried on the jeans. Wonder of wonders, they fit! The jeans were so happy to finally be leaving the store.

But two short weeks later, the young woman learned she was pregnant! The jeans were soon banished to a bin and placed under the bed. Nine months crawled slowly by and the jeans were excited to hear a baby's cry one day. Maybe they would soon return to daylight! But alas, as clothes with belly panels were added to the bin, nothing was taken out. In fact, there was soon a label on the bin - "Don't Fit!" The jeans waited, longingly.

Years went by, then another baby's cry. This time, the jeans knew better than to hope. They assumed they would be given to charity like so many of their other companions had been.

And then one day, after a long stretch of darkness, the cover of the bin was opened. A hand reached in and searched among the long-forgotten clothing. It was trembling. Stopping when it uncovered the jeans, the hand grasped them and lifted them out. The jeans practically cried out with pleasure at seeing the beautiful (not-as-)young woman!


And there, in the spring sunshine (well, okay it was raining), the jeans found their way to their rightful place. With a sigh they relaxed, knowing they were safe at home, once again.