Epic Things

The Tortoise and Geese (Source: Katha Kids ) The turtle lives by a pond, where when others see him they would dodge.  He would talk all day and nigh t , and they would scurry out of sight.  The turtle has two geese friends , whose love no one could comprehend. The geese offer to carry him to the mountain , so he could talk forever to a new surrounding The turtle bit on a stick , which two ends the geese lift Up up they go, when kids start laughing below The turtle gets annoyed . Can't take anymore, he finally voiced. Straight down he fell , cracks open the turtle's shell Bibliography . "The Talkative Tortoise" From The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse.  Websource . Author Notes : First of all, I am terrible at rhymes but I was up for the challenge for this week's storytelling assignment. I decided to do a rhyme-microfiction story. I changed to format to two different colors to make it easier for readers to read it. The story is pr...

Fishes? Three fishes named Very-Skillful, Skillful and Unskillful decided to escape into a large river from home to play. Very-skillful wants to go home as the large river is very dangerous with lots of fishermen fishing, but his siblings didn't want to. This irritated Very-skillful as it was getting close to sunset.  Suddenly, a lot of fishermen came nearby preparing to fish. They were about to pull out their nets and fishing line when suddenly one of them said "Hey boys! Get out of the river!"  That is when Very-skillful, Skillful and Unskillful realized... to stop playing fish and go home. Three Fishes (Source: Grammarly ) Author's note:  This microfiction was inspired by one of the Jakata tales from this week's reading "The Three Fishes." In the original story, essentially Very-skillful saved his siblings from a fishing net. Because of this, the siblings agree to return home. I wanted to write something simple and lighthearted. This is probably not m...

Drabble version (100-words): Winning the Lottery I cannot believe it. I am matching the number on my ticket with the numbers for this year's $1 million dollar lottery drawn. It matches. It perfectly matches. Thoughts on what I do next flood my head.  "Should I quit my job?" "Should I buy a Ferrari, a house, pay of my loans? I can even do all three!" I rush outside after getting dressed preparing to redeem the prize. I ran outside to my car when all of the sudden...I woke up. Jackpot (Source: NakedSecurity ) Dribble version (50-words): Winning the Lottery I cannot believe it. I actually won the lottery. My heart is pounding and my mind is flooded with thoughts on what I should now do with my life. I get dressed and run outside to redeem my prize. I started running when all of the sudden... I woke up.

Drabble version (100-words): The Call  (Based on True Story) " Hi Nana ", I answered the phone. " Hey Kiddo! How are you doing? ", she answered. " Just waiting for my next class nana. I- " Before I finished my sentence, she interrupts " I got to go kiddo. Just wanted to say I love you. Tell your mom and dad I miss them! " I thought it was odd but didn't give it much thought. An hour later, I went home and found my parents in the living room. My mother's face was swollen, from crying I presumed. She said, " Honey, we found out nana passed away last night. " Phone Call (Source: PinClipart ) Dribble version (50-words): The Call  (Based on True Story) I haven't been able to stop crying when my phone rang. " Hi Kiddo, I don't really have much time. Just wanted to say I love you. Tell your mom and dad I miss them! " My heart sunk as I was hearing the voice of the woman I am mourning.

Drabble version (100-word): Mommy  The plumber comes into a house and heads right to the bathroom.   He says "your kids sound like they're having fun." The woman smiles and nods. He heads into the kitchen asking for water. The woman hands him a notepad instead.  The plumber says "I'm sorry but I'd like a glass of water, not a notepad." The woman points to her ears and mouths "deaf." The plumber writes "water please" and the woman does so.  "Mommy, Mommy" the plumber hears.  The plumber writes "your kids are calling for you." The woman stares at him and writes "what kids?" I love my mom (Source: Pixy ) Dribble version (50-word) : Mommy A woman has a plumber over. The plumber enters and hears the kids calling after her. He tells her but the woman points to her ears and mouths "deaf." The plumber writes "your kids are calling for you." The woman stares at him and writes "what kids?...