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Deseopiara

by
Fatma TUNÇDEMİR
Çesminaz TEPEGÖZ
Elis CANKEŞ

The dog was both surprised and upset. He said, “So,
Character: A talking dog with a secret mission please turn me into a human, then,” and he cried.
Timing: At midnight on Halloween
Setting: A deserted island with hidden treasures However, the girl had something to say. “If you use the
Plot Twist: An unexpected ally arrives stone once, you can’t go back to the real world because it’s a
stone that grants only one wish. I’m sorry.”
O The dog smiled. “You don’t need to be sorry. I will stay
n Halloween night, a dog found himself on an here to be with you.”
island. At first, he didn’t know what to do and
couldn’t remember anything. After a while, he The guard woman entered the cave and brought the
heard the voice of a woman. stone. She touched the stone, and it shone blindingly.
Neither of them could see anything for a while. Then
She said, “Finally, you woke up. Now go and find they looked at each other. The dog was now a man
Deseopiara. It’s like a diamond but with black pieces on with wavy hair, tall, and wearing glasses. They were
it. Hurry up!” trapped on the island and lived together. As time
passed, they fell in love and became lovers.
He then understood what had happened that night. Deseopiara was renamed Cupid Stone in their
Now he had nothing to do but find that stone for honour.
the witch. If he didn’t, he might never be a human
again. The witch, over time, lost her powers and died alone
on the Halloween night.
He walked around the island. People were kicking
and shouting at the dog. While he was hiding in a THE END
small shop, he overheard talk about treasures and
realized where the stone was. He immediately ran
to the cave where the treasure was hidden. There it
was, shining like the moon, and like the moon, it
had a texture with black dots. As soon as the dog
tried to claim the stone, a guard responsible for
protecting it appeared.

The guard, a woman, said, “What are you doing
here?”
“I came here for that stone,” the dog replied. “A witch
told me to get her that stone to turn me into a human
again.”
The guard continued, “No, no! Sorry, but I can’t allow
this to happen. So, you’re actually a human, huh? Well, if
you want to return to your human form, I can use the
stone, but it needs to stay here.”
“Are you able to do it?” he asked. “The witch told me
that it’s a stone only she can use, and it’s special to her.”
“She’s a liar. That stone belongs to the people of this
island. Because of her greed, she was expelled from here.”

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