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Mirror Twin
Once upon a time, there were two beautiful sisters.
The older sisters’s name was Sanveruna, and the younger sister’s name was Dolcelina.
Their parents passed away when the two of them were little, so the sisters lived in the large house by themselves.
One day, a man came by.
“I am the merchant, Gorgon. I would like Dolcelina for my wife.”
“ “ Please, come in.” “
Gorgon was taken by surprise. The beautiful sisters looked identical. So identical, they were like mirror images of each other.
“So, Mr. Gorgon. Can you tell which one of us is Dolcelina?”
He had heard that Dolcelina likes the colour blue so he said,
“The one wearing the blue dress is Dolcelina.”
“No, Mr. Gorgon. I am the older sister, Sanveruna.”
“We can not marry someone that can not even tell us apart.”
“But, if she became my wife I would have bought her expensive jewelery and beautiful dresses.”
The next day, another man came along.
“I am the Earl’s son, Terlis.”
“I would like Sanveruna for my wife.”
“ “ Please, come in.” “
“So, Earl Terlis. Can you tell which one of us is Sanveruna?”
He had heard that Sanveruna likes flowers so he said,
“The one wearing the flower in her hair is Sanveruna.”
“No, Earl Terlis. I am the younger sister, Dolcelina.”
“We can not marry someone that can not even tell us apart.”
“What! If she became my wife, I would have given her status and honor!!”
Many more men came after, but no one could tell the twins apart.
“Is there anyone in this land that can tell us apart?”
One day, two men arrived.
“We are brother jewelers from the town.
“We would like you two as our wives.”
“ “ Please, come in.” “
“Oh my! Such identical brothers you are!”
“Oh my! Like mirror images”
“I am the older brother, Guysur. I would like Dolcelina for my wife.”
“I am the younger brother, Agile. I would like Sanveruna for my wife.”
“So twin brothers. Can you tell us apart?”
“If we succeed at telling who’s who, please marry us.”
““Sure, that’s fine with us.””
“Please, take a look at these.”
“My! It’s wonderful!”
“My! It’s lovely!”
“Please choose whichever one you like.”
“I see. The one that chose the bird brooch is Sanveruna.”
“I see. The one that chose the flower brooch is Dolcelina.”
“Dolcelina has a love for birds, so she does not like birds that can not fly.”
“Sanveruna has a love for flowers, so she does not like flowers that do not wilt.”
“Yes, I am the older sister Sanveruna.”
“Yes, I am the younger sister Dolcelina.”
“Will you marry us?”
““Yes, of course!””
And the twin sisters lived happily ever after.
End
Ishikawa Ikuko