Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
Week of 08-02 through 08-08-2016
This week’s photo prompt is provided by Phylor. Thank you Phylor for our photo prompt!
HORSES
Marcus was tired from being at the picnic all day so he stretched out on the grass to rest.
He heard the men talking about horses and it got his attention.
Mr. Joe said, “my Chevrolet has 275 horses in it.” Mr. Rob said, “mine has 455 horses.” Mr. Thomas laughed and said, ” mine has 707 in my Dodge Challenger.”
Marcus couldn’t believe his ears. He ran to the parking lot to take a look at their cars, but there were no horses in the cars.
He walked away disappointed and went to tell his mother how the men lied.
At first, she laughed. Then, she told him she was sorry for laughing at him, and explained to him what the men actually meant.
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Copyright © 2016 Written by Jessie Cross ~ All rights reserved
I’m thinking Marcus could count horses better than the men talking about their cars. Nicely done.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Hahaha! Horsepower Marcus, horsepower. LOL! Cute story, Jessie!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Hahaha! Very cleverly done, Jessie! 😀 Poor Marcus mistaking the horsepower to horses.
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Thank you. Children are so cute in some their thinking.
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True! Haha. 😀
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Ah, bless him I don’t blame him for being confused – it feels like a strangely out of date term, doesn’t it? Lovely take on the prompt and a great read 🙂
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Thanks so much. 😊
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My pleasure 🙂
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This is such a cute story. The innocence, curiosity and learning have been wonderfully portrayed 🙂
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Thank you. 😃 one of the precious moments of a child.
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Cute story. Kids really do take things literally. I remember wondering about that myself 🙂
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Thank you. 😊
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Haha! Good take! 😄
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Thank you!
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Loved this.
Innocent childs mind.
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Thank you! They take everything literally. 😃
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Marcus is so cute! Probably disappointed about there not being actual horses in the cars. Great write Jessie 🙂
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Thanks Mandi! Yes, he’s a cute little kid. 😄
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Hi Jessie, I remember falling for that one as a kid too…..then again I did question what sort of horses it was that gave them the number they referred to….
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I use to wonder why they called it horsepower, not knowing what it had to do with horses. Words can be strange to kids sometimes. You could probably tell a little kid that you saw a boardwalk and they would picture a board walking, or maybe a horse-fly …they could picture a horse flying!
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Marcus is tired but very much awake and alert…I like how this unfolded with the Mother setting it all together for her son.
Ellespeth
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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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This is pure genius. Funny, heartfelt, and so beautifully innocent. I really love this take of the prompt. Excellent job!
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Thank you for such a nice comment. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😊
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