The Talking Shoes!

Riya was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary problem—her shoes could talk! She discovered it one morning when she was tying her laces.

“Ouch! Not so tight!” squeaked her left shoe. “Don’t forget to polish me; I want to shine!” grumbled the right one.

Riya’s eyes widened. “Shoes can’t talk!” she whispered. “Well, we do,” said both shoes together.

At first, Riya thought it was fun. Her shoes warned her if the ground was slippery, told her which road to take, and even reminded her to walk faster when she was late to school. Soon, she started depending on them for everything.

One day, there was a big race in her school. Riya was sure she would win because her shoes would guide her. But halfway through the race, the shoes argued.

“Turn left!” shouted the left shoe. “No, right is faster!” yelled the right one.

Confused, Riya stumbled and fell. She lost the race. Tears filled her eyes, but then she realized something important—she had been listening to her shoes more than herself.

The next day, Riya spoke firmly to them. “Thank you, but I will decide where to go. You can only follow me.” The shoes went quiet, and from then on, they obeyed.

The twist? The shoes had always been magical, but they only wanted Riya to learn one lesson: to trust her own choices.

Riya never forgot that day. And though her shoes still whispered sometimes, she always walked on her own path—with confidence.