A weary traveler finds a stone that grants wishes but at a price. Each wish granted turns a piece of his memory to stone. What does this stone symbolize?
Category: Story · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider what we often sacrifice for our deepest desires.
Answer
The cost of desire
Explanation
The stone represents the idea that every wish comes with a sacrifice, often the loss of something invaluable like memory.
This is a expert story riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is The cost of desire.
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