Hello again! Happy New week. I've taken a break on Day 15.
Its Day 16 of the 31 days challenge and I am using the prompt given by Writers Write to help me write for this challenge and let me tell you this- the prompts are amazing! You can follow them om twitter at Writers_Write for daily prompts.
Zoo Talk
Mel never liked going to the zoo. She felt sad to even think of a living being trapped in a box for rest of the life. Be it family or friends she always made excuses to avoid the place, but today she had no choice. They may have forced her to do things she did not want to, yet this was one thing she stood up to. Funny how she herself had to come here. Mel had to submit an article in her college about animals in the zoo, the next day. Only if she picked another slip, she kept thinking as she purchased the ticket.
"Welcome to the National Zoo. Enjoy your visit." The caretaker greeted her with a sunny smile. Mel just nodded and walked along the path, raking her brain to create some writing material when a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"What's wrong, girl?" she heard the Lion say in a gruff voice. Stunned she stared at the huge animal across her standing regally between the four walls of the cage. He tossed his head, in a gesture that prompted her to answer.
"I don't like the zoo." she blurted.
"Neither do I, Mel." came the reply.
"Nor do we." the Monkeys replied looking sad.
"You guys can talk?" she whispered as she moved closer to the cages.
"Only with those who can hear us." the Tiger answered yawning from his cage.
"How?" Mel asked again, looking confused and fascinated. This was the best thing that happened to her, she thought.
"You are special, Mel. You only need to trust yourself more and be confident. Take a tour." the Lion
replied. Dazed, she nodded and walked around the place hearing the animals encourage and cheer her.
She felt crazy and elated. The Parrots loved her chestnut colored hair, the Snakes praised her brain, the old Bear encouraged her to express her views freely and not be intimidated by others. An hour later, she came back to the Lion's cage.
"Go home now, Mel. You will know when to come back again." he gently said to her.
"My article?" she questioned in confusion.
"Believe in yourself and follow your dreams. They'll teach you more." the Tiger answered and pushed something towards her with his paw.
Mel picked it up and walked away as the caretaker approached. At home she saw that it was a charm stone. The locket hung in her neck ever after.
Hope you enjoyed the story.
Its Day 16 of the 31 days challenge and I am using the prompt given by Writers Write to help me write for this challenge and let me tell you this- the prompts are amazing! You can follow them om twitter at Writers_Write for daily prompts.
The prompt for today is write about my protagonist's experience of visiting a zoo. Now this is an easy one, I think. Can't say anything until I actually start writing my story though, as I want to do something different with this one.
Zoo Talk
Mel never liked going to the zoo. She felt sad to even think of a living being trapped in a box for rest of the life. Be it family or friends she always made excuses to avoid the place, but today she had no choice. They may have forced her to do things she did not want to, yet this was one thing she stood up to. Funny how she herself had to come here. Mel had to submit an article in her college about animals in the zoo, the next day. Only if she picked another slip, she kept thinking as she purchased the ticket.
"Welcome to the National Zoo. Enjoy your visit." The caretaker greeted her with a sunny smile. Mel just nodded and walked along the path, raking her brain to create some writing material when a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"What's wrong, girl?" she heard the Lion say in a gruff voice. Stunned she stared at the huge animal across her standing regally between the four walls of the cage. He tossed his head, in a gesture that prompted her to answer.
"I don't like the zoo." she blurted.
"Neither do I, Mel." came the reply.
"Nor do we." the Monkeys replied looking sad.
"You guys can talk?" she whispered as she moved closer to the cages.
"Only with those who can hear us." the Tiger answered yawning from his cage.
"How?" Mel asked again, looking confused and fascinated. This was the best thing that happened to her, she thought.
"You are special, Mel. You only need to trust yourself more and be confident. Take a tour." the Lion
replied. Dazed, she nodded and walked around the place hearing the animals encourage and cheer her.
She felt crazy and elated. The Parrots loved her chestnut colored hair, the Snakes praised her brain, the old Bear encouraged her to express her views freely and not be intimidated by others. An hour later, she came back to the Lion's cage.
"Go home now, Mel. You will know when to come back again." he gently said to her.
"My article?" she questioned in confusion.
"Believe in yourself and follow your dreams. They'll teach you more." the Tiger answered and pushed something towards her with his paw.
Mel picked it up and walked away as the caretaker approached. At home she saw that it was a charm stone. The locket hung in her neck ever after.
Hope you enjoyed the story.
enjoyed reading this.. would love to have Mel's ability:)
ReplyDeleteThank you. So would I ;)
DeleteI loved the part about the parrots loving her hair and the snakes admiring her brain. Clever!
ReplyDeleteBlessings in Christ,
Bri from forget-not-his-benefits.blogspot.com
Glad that you caught it. Thank you :)
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