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**Title:** The Tale of Magical, the Desert Rose
**Summary:**
In a desert, a miraculous rose named Magical blooms with the help of two cacti, Ted and Mouse, who provide it with water. As Magical grows, it becomes arrogant and dismissive of its friends. A tourist attempts to pluck Magical, but Ted and Mouse thwart the attempt. Magical, still proud, refuses to accept water from its friends. After 21 days, Magical weakens and eventually apologizes to Ted and Mouse for its arrogance. The cacti forgive Magical and nourish it back to health, teaching Magical a valuable lesson about the dangers of pride.
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1. A beautiful rose named "Magical" grew in a desert where no life could normally survive.
2. Two cacti, named Ted and Mouse, grew next to the rose.
3. Ted is a short cactus, and Mouse is a tall cactus.
4. Both cacti have a unique shape and are happy with the rose's presence.
5. The cacti gave water to Magical to help it stay healthy.
6. Magical grew slowly and eventually bloomed into a bright red flower with many petals.
7. Magical remained shorter than Mouse but taller than Ted.
8. Mouse would bathe Magical, and Ted would carefully open his branches to give Magical water.
9. A tourist on a camel visited the desert and discovered Magical.
10. The tourist attempted to pluck Magical, intending to take it to the city.
11. The wound on Magical's stem was from bending to drink water from Ted.
12. The cacti knew Magical might not survive if uprooted and taken on a long desert journey.
13. The cacti defended Magical by hurting the tourist when he tried to pluck it.
14. The tourist was injured by the cacti's thorns.
15. Magical became arrogant and refused to drink water from Ted after the incident.
16. After a week without water, Magical began to feel weak and eventually ran out of water.
17. 21 days passed before Magical realized its mistake and accepted help from the cacti.
18. The cacti forgave Magical and provided it with water again.
19. Magical recovered after being watered by the cacti.