Eliza and the Rose Garden Mirror (Part II)

Maked Up Stories: Imaginative Kids Stories

Maked Up Stories

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Eliza is bored—the kind of deep, skin-crawling boredom that makes the whole world feel grey. But when a walk through Portland’s Washington Park leads her to a forgotten rose garden and a mysterious old mirror, everything changes. Pulled into a strange, mirrored world full of odd creatures and creeping shadows, Eliza must find her way home—and uncover the secret of a magic that feeds on boredom itself.

A magical adventure about curiosity, courage, and seeing the world with new eyes. Perfect for kids who love mysterious worlds, enchanted objects, and brave heroes!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to make it up. I'm your host, Amanda. Today's story is a request from
0:17.0	Eliza. Eliza is from Portland, Oregon.
0:22.8	Hello and welcome to MakeDup.
0:24.2	I'm your host, Amanda.
0:27.5	Today's story is a request from Eliza.
0:30.4	Hello, my name is Eliza.
0:35.3	I'm eight and a half and I live in Portland, Oregon.
0:46.2	And I want a story about a girl that is bored of her town and decides to go on an adventure and meets cool creatures, but they're not very friendly, and she needs to save the realm from evil magic.
1:00.2	Thanks, Eliza, for this awesome idea. I can't wait to see what happens in the story.
1:07.2	Eliza was bored. Not regular Sunday morning kind of bored when you can't find a good show and your tablet battery dies.
1:16.4	This was a deep, almost painful kind of boredom that clings to your skin and makes the whole world feel beige.
1:25.3	It had been raining, of course it had, and though the sky had dried up by the time
1:30.7	Eliza finished her cereal, the puddles still glittered on the sidewalks outside. Going outside
1:37.0	would mean boots and a raincoat. It seemed too hard to go out, but staying in was no better.
1:43.8	Eliza's little brother already dumped every
1:46.3	Lego he owned on the living room floor and was humming the same five-note song over and over,
1:52.9	like some kind of toddler wizard casting a spell of irritation.
1:58.1	Eliza, her mom called from the kitchen.
2:02.5	How about some fresh air?
2:03.7	Let's go for a walk.
2:05.3	Washington Park.
2:08.4	Eliza groaned into the couch cushions.
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