Consolation Prize
©Marlicia Fernandez
Even after all these years, I hurt. Stupid game. Who thinks up these things? Give a child a sharp object, blindfold her, turn
her around multiple times and push her toward a wall with instructions to ‘pin
the tail’ on a donkey she can’t begin to see.
Unless she cheats.
Not an unheard of occurrence. Prizes were at stake. What six
year-old doesn’t want to win a prize?
The six year-old in question cheated.
She cheated because she wanted the prize and birthday girls
can’t win prizes.
She settled for a consolation prize.
They never did get the tack out.
Written in response to the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
(click HERE for more details). The idea is to write a flash fiction piece of 100 words based
on the photo prompt (above).
(click HERE for more details). The idea is to write a flash fiction piece of 100 words based
on the photo prompt (above).
More 100 word stories based on this week’s prompt, can be found here HERE.
9 comments:
Interesting take on the photo prompt. Several ways to take it...well done!
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Thank you very much for your kind words, Donna. I really appreciate them. I haven't been writing seriously for a very long time and I'm a bit rusty. :)
God bless and thank you again.
Dear Marlicia,
One has to wonder where the the tack ended up. Nicely done. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I'm agreeing with Rochelle. Where did she put that tack? And how was she so strong that no one could pull it out? I felt the frustration of the child who, because she was the birthday girl, could not win a prize.
Welcome to Friday Fictioneers. Makes one wonder just where she put that tack...
Ooh where did the tack go? Good stuff
Nice look into the thought process of a young birthday girl.
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That's so funny. Good for her. Future supreme leader of her country.
That was cute. How do you cheat at pin the tail on the donkey, though? Unless the blindfold has a hole in it?
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