Wishes

Lets say, one day, youre minded(p) three requirees. Your first two wishes were subprogramd wisely, scarce you killed yourself using the 3rd one. Or, lets say you deal three wishes, and you died before you could use the third one. Well, in the stories, These one-third needes, and, The leash Wish, both of these things happened. And as you can see, they have similarities and differences. One of the main differences between these two stories is how both characters died. In Those Three Wishes, Melinda Alice killed herself by wishing herself gone.According to the story she quotes, I wish I were dead. (Gorog 124). In The Third Wish, Mr. Peters died from old age, and didnt get to use his third wish. In the morning Mr. Peters was found peacefully dead in his bed with a smile of great happiness on his face. (Aiken 107). For these reasons, the stories differ. Another difference between these two stories is the personalities of the two characters. Melinda Alice was a clever, but cru el girl who thought of no one but herself. For example, in the story it quotes, No, she was lever, even up witty. (Aiken 122). But, Mr. Peters was a kind and loving man. He even offered to use one of his wishes on his new wife, and mo her back into the corroborate that she origin onlyy was.In the story, Mr. Peters quotes, Then shall I use my second wish to turn you back into a swan again? (Aiken 105). There are to a fault similarities between these stories. They have very important morals to them. In Those Three Wishes, the moral is, Be careful what you wish for. Melinda Alice saying, I wish I were dead. (Aiken 124) maybe wasnt the best thing to do. In The Third Wish, the moral of the story is, If you really love someone, let them be happy. Mr. Peters showed this by offering his wife one of his three wishes. Getting wishes is not all what its cracked up to be. Yes, its fun to wish for everything that we want in life but, sometimes, they can cause more trouble than needed. And we fathert want to end up in a drop off that we cant turn around.Comparison/Contrast Essay Those Three Wishes The Third Wish Jordan M. Beard 8-04 September 16, 2010