fairy tales under 250 words is the project of now

A crow can remember a face for up to four years.  I can’t even remember five days ago when  you told me about God and how he’s not in a box.  So anyway, there was a shooting star tonight that landed behind the chain link fence my yard is protected by.  You will never guess what it came with.  This little elf wearing little elf things and even elf ears.  So naturally I tried to pick him up, but every time I tried, he got smaller and smaller, almost so small I couldn’t see him.

Do you remember that you came out of your room and sang him songs - I think they were hymns?  And out of his knapsack (because that is what elves carry), came two brightly colored marbles.  And the elf said, “One of these marbles will take you to cities you have never seen and you will meet people that like all the same things you like.  The other will bring you either the greatest of luck or the most devastating misfortunes.”

You picked the second because it was blue and you’re a gambler at heart and were disappointed the next morning when you weren’t hit by a bus and didn’t stumble upon a long-forgotten treasure.