The lovely Vivian Kirkfield, children's author of the soon to be released, SWEET DREAMS, SARAH, has challenged us to write a story for children in fifty words or less.
I chose to write a silly one. Here it is:
I chose to write a silly one. Here it is:
ONCE UPON A FRACTURED FAIRY TALE
Cinderella planted three magic
beans
in the frog pond, near the castle.
Soon a giant rose bush grew.
The Beast picked a rose off the
beanstalk
and gave it to a Cat in a hat,
that tricked an ogre into dancing
all night,
until the clock struck twelve.”
“Wait!”
“What?”