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June 03, 2021

#08-092: The Necklace

pencil sketch of a woman in a period dress holding up a lamp to see herself better in a mirror, with a seated man putting on his shoes in the background
The Loisels at home
(Wikipedia)

Note: Madame Loisel wants to look her best, so she borrows an expensive necklace from a rich friend--and loses it, ruining her family.


Get Ready: Have you ever lost or damaged something that you borrowed from a friend, or had a friend do the same thing to something of yours? How did you fix the problem?