The Jungle Book
The following summer break after Papa’s premature death seemed to be an opportune time to get out of the lingering gloominess and...
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Five00-9: Vintage
Entries from April 2020 to May 2020 · 480 to 500 words · 24 entries
Let the classic image inspire you to write a 500-word tale.
Prompt by the Watchers of Room8 and Room9
Entries
Rainbow in Spring
Once upon a time, the farms of Whispering Willows flourished under Gatson, who lived there along with his wife and six daughters....
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Games At Twilight
Adare, County Limerick 2020 “Something 'bout this photograph takes me back in time,” said the retiring Inspector. He was looking down at...
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Storytellers
Rapturous applause followed as they concluded the storytelling session. The community fire pit was nearly empty within a few minutes except for...
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To Be Or Not To Be!
In the days of yore, there lived King Chaucer who hailed from the House of Fame and ruled over the kingdom of...
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Mrs. Annie
Mrs. Annie’s eyes turned stone, transfixed on the picture on the opposite wall, her trembling finger pointing towards it. It appeared, she...
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Seven Happy Kids
How often is it that you see some kids playing and feel nostalgic? Blissful, Isn’t it? Well, this is a simple and...
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Co-existence
It was the early nineteenth century and a huge country with abundant resources was being colonised by the merchants, in phases. Another...
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Stardust
'Here we go, éna dýo tría!’ The seven colors of the rainbow chortled transforming into fairies. Laughing they flew off towards the...
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Into The Woods
“Charlie, Charlieeee...” The sounds echoed all around us in the woods, that surrounded Aunt Mary’s house. It was the late 50’s and...
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The Peach Trees in the Forest Of Whisper
The Forest of Whispers was now closely watching the group which had trespassed his territory. He had seen them since their birth...
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Brave
A terrified Blanche made her way through the thick jungle. The brambles cut her delicate skin. There were rips and tears in...
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At stake
Seven girls were chosen from the village. The requirements were exacting and the priest wouldn’t settle for anything less. Chaste virgins with...
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The Girl From Karmanesia
The chimes of a horse drawn carriage woke Philip up announcing the arrival of a resplendent dawn. He peeped through the window....
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Curse of Seven
Deep inside the dense forests of Malkangiri, Chittaranjan perched himself on a machaan erected on a gigantic sal tree. The elevation at...
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The Island of the Dolls
Every class has a student who makes teaching especially challenging, with relentless disruption to classroom activities. Need I introduce myself better that...
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The Crusade
Nostalgia has a way of glossing over the tediousness of school hours, leaving sweet, sepia toned memories of one’s alma mater. Eckleton...
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(Mis)adventures of (Mis)spent Afternoons
August 1940. They were a raggedly bunch of 10-year old lads, on the cusp of adolescence. The war made their families entrust...
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The Noblest Companion
Once upon a time, more than a thousand billion moonlit nights ago, across the seven seas and seven mountains flourished a kingdom,...
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The Aliases
I am a regular at my aunt’s therapeutic center. She has a gift, it is rumored and people visit her establishment in...
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Hide and Seek
Hardly had the jeep screeched to stop when a bunch of eight, boisterous teenagers spilled out of it and frantically hurried into...
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The Sound of Love
Little Gretl could hardly keep her eyes shut. The thundering monster outside challenged her. His flashing eyes and scary roar made the...
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YUMMY CHOCOLATES!!!
The day dawned to be a pretty adventurous one at Gokulnagar colony situated on the outskirts of Hosur city. The kids who...
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It
The search for it was on. It was already noon in the deceitful marshes of Mulleton and the nearby forest of Wickle....
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