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| illustration copyright Heather Newman 2012 used by permission |
The Hero Writer by Diane Mae Robinson
King Sillyknot has sent me on yet another quest to
rescue his wife, Lily, from the lair of the dragon. The job pays 3 quill pens
per week, which is a good and fair wage for a hero. You see, I am a hero by day
and a writer by night, so the quill pens are needed.
The dragon, Tullula, of the Witless Kingdom captures
Lily Sillyknot on a weekly basis, holding her ransom. The ransom never comes
because King Sillyknot is very cheap, hence, my hero job.
Tullula is quite easy to trick and easier to
embarrass. He now turns instantly pink
the moment he sees me. I have tricked him with such lures as; home movies,
dancing girls, jugglers, and his favorite, Mars bars. All I have to do is distract
him with something simple, then get Lily down from the tower and take her home.
The job has become somewhat mundane except in my
inventiveness to distract Tullula.
“Do you see
that?” I yell in fake surprise, pointing to my newest distraction. Today I have
brought along the palace chef who is frantically tossing pizza dough.
Tullula’s embarrassed-pink color pales while he’s
subdued, drooling and gawking at the chef.
I dismount my steed, go around back of the dragon,
walk the 59 paces to the tower, yell to Lilly it’s safe, she comes down, and we
leave.
“Au revoir,” I bid to Tullula, and we are already off
and galloping when Tullula’s pink color intensifies.
(248 words)
The 250 word children story contest, created by Susanna Leonard Hill.
Contest Rules:
The contest is for a
children's story of 250 words or less based on the picture above and in which
somebody somewhere in your story says, in dialogue, "Did/do you see that?" (you
may substitute any of the other senses - "Did/do you hear/feel/taste/smell
that?") and somebody somewhere in your story says, "Goodbye!" (you are
allowed to substitute "Farewell!", "Au revoir!", "Sayonara!", "Ciao!", or "So
long!") Entries must be posted on your
blog between Friday August 31 and Tuesday September 4 at 11:59 PM
EDT.http://susannahill.blogspot.ca/2012/08/summer-send-off-writing-contest-and.html
Very fun, Diane! I love the idea of a hero writer. Perhaps he can use his tales of rescue in his writing work :) Thanks so much for joining in the contest!
ReplyDeleteThanks,Susanna, for creating such a fun contest.
DeleteNice! Very imaginative, a little crazy, and lots of odd-ball names for people, towns, and things. This is definitely you! Nice story.
ReplyDeleteMy link: http://kid-lit-reviews.com/2012/09/01/end-of-summer-contest/
Thank you, Sue, for understanding the creative madness of this writer. You know me well.
DeleteDiane, very creative and I love all the names!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joanna. I enjoyed your story, also. Keep up the great work.
DeleteI love the off-handed, mundane feeling of this hero's job. So oppossed to the typical hero story! Very entertaining.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura, for dropping by and sharing. Your story was wonderful, too.
DeleteSo creative!!! I love the names of the characters and the premise of your story! You did a great job with voice all the way through!
ReplyDeleteHi Penny. Thank you for your kind words and for visiting my site.
DeleteHi Diane...so nice to connect via Susanna's awesome contest!
ReplyDeleteYour story is so much fun...love the hero by day and writer by night concept...kind of how many of us feel, I think. :)
Hi Vivian. Thanks for dropping by. You're right, lots of us writers feel that way: Hero by day, writer by night.
ReplyDeleteI'm heading over to Susanna's awesome contest again. Hope to see you there.
You're the best with writing about dragons! I like the creativity! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erik. I love dragons and I love dragon stories. Snarls says "Hi."
DeleteHero writers...brilliant! Such a fun story!
ReplyDeleteThanks,Kim, for dropping by and your kind words.
DeleteMy favorite line: I have tricked him with such lures as; home movies, dancing girls, jugglers, and his favorite, Mars bars.
ReplyDeleteNow that's MY kind of hero! Best of luck in the contest!
Thanks you, Cathy. And thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. I really appreciate it. The best of luck to you also.
DeleteAhh, the challenges of life as a hero-writer. I'm glad Susanna's contest introduced me to your blog.
ReplyDeleteHi Lauri. Thanks so much for dropping by. Ahh, it takes a hero writer to know a hero writer. Take care. Good luck.
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