Twelve-year-old Warren finally stumbled into the clearing. He was tired of Jean and Bobby complaining that the treasure map he took from the trunk in Grandpa’s basement was bogus.
“I told you we’d find it,” he said.
“Find what?” asked Jean panting. “It’s just a wall and a bunch of junk.”
“Wait,” cried Bobby. “A giant keyhole with dragons on either side.”
“Fake dragons,” Jean smirked.
The brick wall flexed like plastic and they heard a gigantic burp. Out popped an old bird fountain.
“Excuse me,” said the dragon’s voice from inside. “I ate too much junk food last night.”
It’s Wednesday and time again to participate in this week’s edition of Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers. The idea is to use the image at the top to prompt the crafting of a poem or short story no more than 100 words long. My word count is exactly 100.
My story is pretty much “stream of consciousness” with a little editing. I just started writing and the words arranged themselves. I probably haven’t had enough coffee yet this morning.
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Very clever!
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More like sleep and coffee deprived when I wrote it. Thanks, Violet.
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Haha, love the dragon’s voice and character already, this one has legs James!
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Thanks. Typically my dragons have four legs, actually. 😀
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Made me smile. How polite of the dragon 🙂
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She certainly is, Linda. Thanks.
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Nice ending. Now, do they run away or go find some more junk to feed it?
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Good question. I think they’re still making up their minds. Thanks, David.
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Dear James,
You gave new meaning to the term “junk food.” 😉 Cute.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle.
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This was so much fun, James!
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I’m glad you liked it, Dale.
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I did!
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I like the burping dragon
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Everybody burps once in a while. 😉
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One can’t doich better than finding an affable dragon.
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Indeed. Thanks.
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Hahaha oh I love it. And I love the dragon. At least he begged pardon 😃
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She actually, but I wasn’t able to communicate that within the 100 word count limit. Thanks.
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Love it even more now, knowing that haha
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Cute story! Where’er you be, let your wind blow free…even for Dragons! Nicely done.
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome 😊
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This is very funny. The dragon, though unusually polite, may want some healthy food for a change. If I were them, I’d run.
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They probably should depending on how the dragon sees their nutritional value. Thanks.
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Love this! But, oops, burping (sorry about that). 🐲
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Happens to the best of us, Chris, even dragons.
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I wonder, where does a Dragon go to eat junk food? China town, perhaps.
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In the dragon’s case, it’s literal junk so anywhere from an alley to a landfill I suppose. Thanks. Why, do you have something against Chinese food?
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Dragons appear every Chinese New Year, to bring luck.
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love it – dragons are very special 🙌
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Yes, they are. Thanks.
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😀 Dragons with agita …. a fun take, James!
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I’d never heard the word before. I just thought she had heartburn from bad food choices. Thanks.
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It’s a great word used for a multitude of physical, emotional and psychological discomforts … even good old-fashioned heartburn from food
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I learn something new everyday.
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LOL
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