The Necklace

I read this forever ago and hated the ending. However, what a moral tale! I still recall it vividly today. It probably deserves five stars for the caliber of storytelling, but since it haunted me and disturbed me, I'm rating it with enjoyment factored in as well.

Avaricious cow
desperate to be admired
hope it was worth it.

*4.5

This was brought to my attention via Sloan Crosby's The Clasp, which also had a version of this short story at the end.

I believe that my view on this story is influenced by ‘The Clasp', but is still mixed.