Write a humorous story about the descendant of someone remembered for an insignificant act.

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“The Tragedy of Elmston” by Wy Bertram

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Time had obscured much of Elmston in Aldred’s memory, but on the whole, the town remained strikingly unchanged. The cobblestone was still slippery with black muck, and the lamplights burnt ever dim, flickering suddenly with the undulating wind. The deserted thoroughfare was more unseemly in the aftermath of the harvest celebration. The townsfolk tended to overindulge during the customary occasion, often too tired to clean up the havoc afterwards. Yet, the mindless revelry continued, and Aldred traced the din to the crooked door of ...

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“An Old English Charm” by Ramore991 Amore

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I had heard the story dozens of times, no hundreds. Don’t tell grandpa that though. He had dutifully repeated the tale every time we visited him. And with such an uncanny vigor as if a new audience had manifested itself just for the recital. I love my grandpa, don’t get me wrong for one second. He was a retired policeman and a gentle soul. But my goodness gracious did he have a way of boring us teenagers half to death with that story of his about our great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather. On his side of the family, of course. ...

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“Value of friendship” by Dishu V

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Chapter 1-My friends and corrivals One day, my friends invited me for a house party. There were some people who were my friends, and some who were my corrivals.It was a bang of celebration and the house was beaming with energy. Craig, my friend, was the host of this house party. My foes were vociferous ,however what I liked about the whole was that I was successful on masking my identity.Whails,Sofia,Ryuga,Mr Mime and Pidgeotto are definitely not my favorite people.Ginka,Madoka,Masumune,Subasa and Youi these people are my...

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“Just a Little Piddle” by Christina Ziroli

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My great uncle peed on a cat whose tail was on fire. In this town, that’s what having the last name Holland reminds people of. I see it in the new bank teller’s face when I swipe my card to make a deposit. “Ava Holland? You wouldn’t perchance be related to-” I cut off the chipper box dyed blonde with the Maybelline Scarlet Flame lipstick smudged on her front teeth. “Henry Holland. HH. Yep, he was a great uncle.” I wait for the onslaught of weird secondhand hero worship to engulf me, and I’m not disappointed. Or, I mea...

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“The Small Silver Cup” by Ann Rapp

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Cleaning up around the house was not how I normally spent my Sunday mornings, but I’d been hard at it since seven thirty to make the back garden and our new pool look good. And it did. Look good, I mean. “Lookin’ good, Will,” said Dad admiring the patio and pool area. “Not that you’re trying to impress anyone, of course!” “Well, maybe, just a bit, but I like Lara a lot, she’s special.” Dad smiled and nodded as though he wrote the book about young love. My Dad is in construction. He built our house and then put a swimming pool in the back...

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“Thumbs up” by Rudy Uribe

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It had been twenty-seven years since I last set foot in my hometown of Berryville, Texas. When my wife found out they renamed the town after my paternal grandfather, she insisted we pay a visit. “Why have you never told me your family has a town named after them?” she asked. Marlene comes from money, and her parents donate a lot to schools and colleges to have their names plastered on buildings. Mitchell Sports Center is home to the basketball team, and there's the Mitchell library. “My family pays to be remembered, but my understand...

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“Hiccup Man” by Elaine Standridge

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Hiccup Man There was once a boy named Henry Upman. Henry loved to spend time with his Uncle Larry on his farm. Uncle Larry had many different animals. He had a chicken named Cynthia, a goat named Sue, and an old cow named Moss. Henry liked all of the animals, but his favorite was a grumpy old stubborn mule named Barney, which his uncle just called ole’ barn mule. Henry really liked that Barney was happy to see him when he brought him carrots. He was mostly grumpy when he had to share his food with Sue, or when the hens came pecking around h...

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“The Inspector and His Suspicions” by Debaprasad Mukherjee

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"Achho..o..o......" As if a hand grenade had burst in the bedroom of Choube. Only effect it had on him was he turned to other side. As a result, the huge bed creaked and squeaked a little. Choube was sure the the teakwood-bed won't give way, the way he was sure another grenade was on its way in tandem. And it came, a touch heavier than even the first one. He pulled his blanket over his head. He would have a peaceful slumber for another half an hour or so before the morning tea was served. But his luck didn't hold. He sat up up on the b...

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“The misadventures of the antisocial King” by Bella P.

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Damn that first old man. It’s been one hundred seventy-three years, four days, nine hours, thirty-four minutes and six, seven, eight… seconds, since that day (approximately, of course). Initially, strangers believe it is crazy to keep counting each second that goes by, since it had all ended. But that’s just it. Visitors do not understand the traditions of that iper, mega small town (seriously, when kids get bored, they start counting the number of houses and those numbers end way before their boredom disappears), and honestly… neither do I....

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“The Unlucky Avery Stewall” by Shayna Moon

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“What’s all this commotion in the hallway?!” I heard my teacher Mr. Jenkins yell from behind a sea of students crowded in the hallway. “It’s fatherless Jaz, she’s at it again!” I heard peppermint Penny from hall A respond. I have no idea what her issue is with me, but she has been the vain of my existence since we met in first grade. I was born in a small town called Blakensmith. We sit on a small island that was apparently cut off from the rest of the world during the Pangea split, somewhere on the far east of the world. There are two othe...

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“Little Old Lady” by Susan Hudson

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LITTLE OLD LADY Susan W. Hudson Once upon a time, in a bustling southern town, there lived a little old lady. She lived with her two girl cats and her beloved girl dog in a small, quaint house. One day, the little old lady noticed some activity in and around the empty house next to hers. “Oh my, I’m getting new neighbors!” The little old lady was thrilled. “I hope they are nice,” she thought. The little old lady watched as the new neighbors moved their belongings into the house. Several days passed before she got a chance to meet them. S...

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“A pomegranate and a painting” by Stephen Timm

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Have you ever wondered why there’s a pomegranate in Salvador Dali’s painting “Sting Caused by the Flight of a Bee…”? You know the Spanish artist? I’m sure you’re familiar with the picture I’m talking about, or maybe not. After all, it’s pretty complex to explain (that’s perhaps why you don’t remember it as well as say those warped watches and time pieces in the most well-known of his paintings, “The Persistence of Memory”), so let me describe it to you. Right slap bang in the middle (well okay, a little towards the bottom) there’s a naked ...

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“Smelly Feet Spinelli” by Kimberly Bennett

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Imagine living in a small town surrounded by beautiful hills, winding roads, a curvy river, and cows. Lots and lots of cows. And of course, in this little town, everyone knows everybody, and everybody knows everyone’s cows. My family had six: Betsy, Luna, Moody, Mona, Stinky Bell and Lazy. Before school, I always had to wake up three hours early to milk all six of them. Luna was the easiest, and Lazy, the fattest, always took ten minutes more than the others, but Stinky Bell was the absolute worst! Because of anxiety, she couldn’t get throug...

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Write a humorous story about the descendant of someone remembered for an insignificant act.

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✍️ 73 stories

“The Tragedy of Elmston” by Wy Bertram

“An Old English Charm” by Ramore991 Amore

“Value of friendship” by Dishu V

“Just a Little Piddle” by Christina Ziroli

“The Small Silver Cup” by Ann Rapp

“Thumbs up” by Rudy Uribe

“Hiccup Man” by Elaine Standridge

“The Inspector and His Suspicions” by Debaprasad Mukherjee

“The misadventures of the antisocial King” by Bella P.

“The Unlucky Avery Stewall” by Shayna Moon

“Little Old Lady” by Susan Hudson

“A pomegranate and a painting” by Stephen Timm

“Smelly Feet Spinelli” by Kimberly Bennett

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