PHOTO PROMPT © Luther Siler
Lauren had planned the perfect birthday party for her precious Megan.
At two, Megan was all about birds! Big birds, little birds, ducks and even chickens! She loved cockadoodle-dooing!
The guests had all arrived. Lauren’s brother Joe waited in the kitchen dressed in a rooster costume.
Everyone sang “Happy Birthday” and Joe came in with the cake. Megan let out a blood curdling, terrified scream. Joe quickly lost the suit!
It wasn’t the response Lauren had hoped for. After that day it was understood, Megan liked her birds safely captured inside the pages of her books, not bigger than life!
kat ~ 9 December 2015
(100 Words)
This story my entry in Rochelle Wisoff-Field’s Friday Fictioneers 100 Word Story Challenge for December 11th. If you would like to read other stories or enter your own, click HERE.
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December 9th, 2015 at 10:23 pm
So cute!
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December 9th, 2015 at 10:24 pm
Thank you Lynn.
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December 9th, 2015 at 10:34 pm
loved the story! I could see it haha
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December 9th, 2015 at 10:44 pm
Thank you for that Lynn. Of course that is the goal. 😊
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December 9th, 2015 at 10:45 pm
yes of course
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December 10th, 2015 at 12:10 am
Good story on the prompt.
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December 10th, 2015 at 2:59 am
Thank you Deborah! 😊
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December 10th, 2015 at 3:08 am
It’s amazing how fine the line is between making kids laugh and making them cry. Nicely encapsulated.
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December 10th, 2015 at 3:38 am
That is so true. Thanks for commenting Sandra. 😊
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December 10th, 2015 at 6:34 am
Dear Kat,
When my youngest son was a toddler the robotic animals at Chuckie Cheese terrified him. Very well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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December 10th, 2015 at 6:50 am
Oh my! I can understand why they would scare him. Like Santa Claus this time of year! For my oldest daughter it was Bozo the clown! 😊
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December 10th, 2015 at 9:34 am
Ahh, cute story! Just an innocent mistake. 🙂
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December 10th, 2015 at 10:07 am
Thanks PJ. Giant birds, clowns and Santa Claus can be scary to a two year old! 🙂
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December 10th, 2015 at 11:56 am
Yes, that is very true!
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December 10th, 2015 at 12:03 pm
🙂
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December 10th, 2015 at 11:39 am
Cute story and an excellent lesson on how not to frighten a kid 🙂
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December 10th, 2015 at 12:02 pm
Thanks! Yes definitely. They learned the hard way.
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December 10th, 2015 at 2:22 pm
🙂
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December 10th, 2015 at 8:04 pm
Exactly. 🙂
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December 10th, 2015 at 8:39 pm
🙂
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December 11th, 2015 at 11:46 am
Oops.
Well, live and learn.
Learn and try.
You might have “pulleted” off with another child.
Randy
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December 11th, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Clever Randy! Haha! Thanks for commenting. 🙂
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December 11th, 2015 at 8:17 pm
Reminds me of all those kids who are frightened by clowns — or anyone else too big and noisy and weird. (Not me: I was the one who was too busy being big and noisy and weird myself.) Poor little girl, and poor mom and uncle whose party idea backfired!
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December 11th, 2015 at 8:22 pm
My kids hated clowns. I learned the hard way at a meet and greet with Bozo the clown! 😜
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December 11th, 2015 at 8:28 pm
I think some clowns are funnier and friendlier than others, but woe be to the kids who see the spooky/scary/creepy one first: they seem to be scarred for life. Probably the same for men in giant bird costumes. 😉
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December 13th, 2015 at 11:47 am
Very nicely told. The real-life, larger-than-life versions of what they’ve seen in books can be terrifying to the little ones
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December 13th, 2015 at 11:56 am
Thank you for commenting! 😊
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December 13th, 2015 at 9:38 pm
LOL..well he tried!
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December 13th, 2015 at 9:45 pm
Yes he did. Thanks for commenting Dawn. 🙂
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