The Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses
A young man wakes up one morning to discover he has transformed into a giant insect, shocking his family and changing his life forever. This strange event forces everyone around him to face difficult truths about love, duty, and what it means to be human.
My name is Mirror.
My name is Mirror.
I live in the school bathroom.
I live in the school bathroom.
Every day, I see many things.
Every day, I see many things.
Today, a new girl came to school.
Today, a new girl came to school.
Her name is Maya.
Her name is Maya.
She looked at me and said,
She looked at me and said,
"I am so ugly."
"I am so ugly."
"I hate my nose."
"I hate my nose."
"I hate my hair."
"I hate my hair."
I wanted to tell her,
I wanted to tell her,
"You are beautiful!"
"You are beautiful!"
But mirrors cannot talk.
But mirrors cannot talk.
Maya came back every day.
Maya came back every day.
She looked at me and said bad things about herself.
She looked at me and said bad things about herself.
"My eyes are too small."
"My eyes are too small."
"My skin is bad."
"My skin is bad."
"Nobody likes me."
"Nobody likes me."
But I saw something different.
But I saw something different.
I saw her help a small boy find his lunch box.
I saw her help a small boy find his lunch box.
I saw her give her pencil to a friend.
I saw her give her pencil to a friend.
I saw her smile when she read books.
I saw her smile when she read books.
One day, Maya's friend Emma came with her.
One day, Maya's friend Emma came with her.
Emma looked at me and said,
Emma looked at me and said,
"Maya, you are so pretty!"
"Maya, you are so pretty!"
"And you are the kindest person I know."
"And you are the kindest person I know."
Maya looked at me again.
Maya looked at me again.
This time, she saw something new.
This time, she saw something new.
She saw her kind eyes.
She saw her kind eyes.
She saw her helpful hands.
She saw her helpful hands.
She saw her beautiful smile.
She saw her beautiful smile.
"Maybe I am not so bad,"
"Maybe I am not so bad,"
Maya said to me. From that day, Maya looked at me differently.
Maya said to me. From that day, Maya looked at me differently.
She saw her good heart in her face.
She saw her good heart in her face.
She saw her smart mind in her eyes.
She saw her smart mind in her eyes.
I am just a mirror.
I am just a mirror.
But I learned something important.
But I learned something important.
Beauty is not just what you see.
Beauty is not just what you see.
Beauty is who you are inside.
Beauty is who you are inside.
Now when Maya looks at me, she smiles.
Now when Maya looks at me, she smiles.
And when she smiles, the whole bathroom becomes brighter.
And when she smiles, the whole bathroom becomes brighter.
Maya changed.
Maya changed.
But really, she just learned to see herself the right way.
But really, she just learned to see herself the right way.