Many thanks to Grandma’s Goulash for hosting Succinctly Yours, a meme in which the challenge is to use the picture to tell a story in 140 words or 140 characters. The bonus
word was “menace.” Mine this week has 100 characters.
Everyone said little Lizzie was
such a handful. But Mrs. Borden suspected she was practicing to be a much bigger
menace.
When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one. ~ Anonymous
Tammy--Your story, combined with the illustration, made me laugh. But it was a blast of black humor--perfect for this story-picture combination.
ReplyDeleteWell...I, for one, will be having a handful of nightmares tonight.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to accept responsibility for that. Do you see the expression on that poor cat's face? Not to mention the creepy little girl?
DeleteSo that's the back story on Lizzie Borden....playing with red paint led to axing her parents. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteI know, go figure! Thanks for stopping by, Pat!
DeleteWow, Tammy! You did your homework for this one!!
ReplyDeleteNow I will read up on Lizzie Borden, I was ignorant on this. Thank you.
An excellent micro, Jim
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Thanks, Jim!
DeleteYour challenge was spot on! I loved the quote too! Ha.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lynn! I actually changed the quote because I guess some people hadn't heard of Lizzie Borden. My grandparents used to jump rope to that poem!
DeleteYou never cease to amaze.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda!
DeleteThe child in the picture certainly does have a scary gleam in her eyes.
ReplyDeletePat
Critter Alley
YES! Thank you, Pat. I'm not really a morbid person, but that little girl is creepy.
DeleteA creepy, but absolutely awesome tale. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteBwa-ha-ha-ha!! Genius!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa!
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