When I was a young girl, I was fascinated with the story of a boy named Aladdin, a genie, a princess, and a magic carpet. These stories captured my imagination even though I knew that magic carpets didn’t exist. Or do they?
While visiting the beautiful country of Morocco, I stopped into a local Bedouin's (textile) shop and purchased a carpet. A carpet which the shopkeeper said was special from all the other carpets in his store. He explained to me that this carpet was magic. Now I don’t believe in magic, but this carpet is pretty extraordinary. Let me explain why...
I bought this rug 3 years ago and flew it over 5,000 miles home with me to Los Angeles, USA. Right away I sent it to the dry cleaner to have it cleaned.
They returned it Spic and span, I took it home and hung it on my wall. but when I woke up the following morning I found a pile of sand underneath the carpet. Everyday after that (no matter how many times I cleaned it) every morning I woke up I would find a little pile of sand underneath my carpet.
When I returned to Morocco this year I went back to that same shopkeeper and asked him why the rug still had sand in it, even after all the cleaning. He smiled and told me that every night the Carpet flies back to the Sahara Desert, and returns the following Morning - bringing with it lots of sand.
When you buy a Moroccan Carpet he said, you aren’t just buying any carpet - you are buying a magic carpet. And with that magic carpet, a guaranteed return trip back to Morocco.
When you visit Morocco, be sure to stop in one of the local textile shops, and ask for not just any carpet - but a magic carpet and you’ll be sure to visit again and again!
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