Write about someone who hates pranks and spends April Fools’ Day doing good deeds instead.

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“UTKAL DIWAS” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Praful caught hold of Chotu and asked him about Utkal Diwas. The small boy otherwise unaware of the day, knew that it fell on a holiday. Without understanding the significance of the subject, he could easily talk about Utkal Diwas as was taught to him by his school. Both Praful and Chotu made a good pair, happy and playful. Praful a young aspiring guy looking for an employment was very fond of his nephew – Chotu for his innocence. Nephew was after all a small boy of seven years with an eye and ear for spicy news. Praful caught hold of the bo...

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“As Far As the East is From the West” by Heather Ann Martinez

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As Far As the East Is From the West By Heather Ann Martinez When we were young, Finn, Luke and I used to go cow tippin’, drinkin’, drivin’ and steal from the shops in town. I knew how to pick almost any lock. Luke was the best get away driver and Finn was like our big brother. He was bored. He was tired of living out in the country. To entertain himself, he would talk the rest of us into going along with his next adventure. It didn’t take much to convince the rest of us, we were all eager to grow up and move as far away as we could ...

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“The Good Doer” by Amber Zhao

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Margaret Anning didn’t dislike April Fools’ Day. Not exactly. She thought it could be used for more important things. Margaret, always with determination and resolution, spent her whole, abbreviated life campaigning for the better: for global peace, for an end to leaders’ tyranny, for a stop to global warming, for every protested issue ever contested, justice and harmony and happiness her guiding sigils throughout existence. What good was a holiday where everyone pranked each other relentlessly, like unfunny clowns? And during her childhood ...

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“Because Some Fool Wanted a Blind Date on April 1st” by Delphine Hintz

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Kathy hates April Fools. First of all, there are plenty of fools out there anyway, so there really isn’t a reason to spend an entire day celebrating idiocy. Second of all, the people who actually ‘celebrate’ April Fools’ Day almost never enjoy being the fools themselves, and although the Golden Rule is tarnished, Kathy argues that it’s still gold. Third of all . . . . well . . . Kathy doesn’t actually have a third reason, just a whole bunch of examples, but everything is more powerful in groups of three, and Kathy’s a writer and believes thi...

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“April Cool” by Rani Jayakumar

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On Mondays, Maureen drags herself to the mailbox. She peeks in with anticipation, then slits open the envelope right there in the lobby. Her face always falls as she tosses the envelope, folds up the pink paycheck and shuffles back to the elevator. She mutters to herself something about the price of dinner. On Tuesdays, Kasha comes down the stairs with Milo, his schnauzer. He’s the only one who’s allowed a pet in this building, he’s been here that long. He’s generally cheerful, with something jovial to say to me in his still-thick Polish a...

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“Lost in Grief” by Laurence Tryon

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Canceling April Fools’ Day sounded better by the minute to Laurianne. She stared out of her 6th floor apartment window, tuning out the heavy traffic and the screech of train brakes on metal. She had just called in sick at all three of her jobs, but now, she regretted it as she tried to shake off the memories that plagued her each year on the first of April. She now found herself with an empty day ahead, on one of the toughest days of each year… As a college student at the Université de Bourgogne, in ...

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“Good Deeds: 0/10” by Hannah Dominguez

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Dean hates pranks.Wait, no, that was mild.Dean abhors pranks.He hates pranks with every cell of his being. Why would anyone want to put ketchup in someone else's shoes? Do they know how hard it is to scrub such a sauce off? And then there are those people who's been pranked close to death but then laughs about it. What, has the human populace finally gone mad?And then, among all the customs that the great and intellectual homosapiens, wise in all its years, choose to celebrate, why does it have to be April Fools'?Dean was getting a headache....

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“Fool's Lie” by Joe Swanson

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“You ever notice how we got people dressing up all the time for stuff like Christmas, those goofy red hats with a white jingle ball on top. Easter, everyone going out in these bonnets all made up with plastic fruit and flowers, rabbits handing out chocolate covered eggs. Valentines, talking candy boxes, mints with writing on them. Halloween, you choose, can be anyone or anything; they got it all covered. But take something real special, like the Fools Day, and people don’t do a thing. I know it’s one of those days wh...

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“The Misfortunes of a Non-Prankster” by Sachi B

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Keshav disliked pranks. Actually, he quite hated them. He was often quoted as saying, “Why prank someone? It causes so much inconvenience. To them, of course… but more importantly, to your own conscience!”. It pained him, you know, to see people being treated unkindly, to see his fellow humans being evilly subjected to torture, under the guise of a ‘harmless’ prank. His heart went out to them, and his conscience ached even if he simply witnessed a prank being planned. His friends would just shake their heads sadly, while wondering how t...

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“The Postmaster” by Jharna Katara

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"The Postmaster might have left for his house, by now", she thought as she began walking towards the road. "Even he has his own children and he would like to spend some quality time with them too, I don't want to make him late." She increased the pace at which she walked in the gloomy wet afternoon. She walked past the cowsheds coming onto the path that connected the village to the main road. This path was full of mud which immediately molded into the footprints of the people who walked through it. The cold winds brushed against her cheeks a...

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“The Benevolent Trickster” by David Taylor

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April 1st. April Fool's Day. A date that's always lived in infamy for me. Since I was a kid, I was the subject of some really messed up jokes. It all started when I was around seven years old: my older brother Jason likes to go all out and prepare for some pranks. On my way to school, he got an exact copy of my bookbag and filled it with fake bugs. That shit shocked me when I noticed the bag wasn't as heavy, so I opened it and plastic flies and roaches and centipedes dropped out. I screamed and he was laughing in the other room. "Yo, I go...

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“The Worst/Best Holiday Ever” by Anna L

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Everyone has a least favourite day of the entire year. For some it’s Halloween. For some it’s Easter (although I never got that one. You get free candy after a scavenger hunt. What the heck, Easter Haters?). But for me? It’s April Fools Day. Yep, you heard me right. You get mouldy cheese in your sandwich, over-ripe bananas smushed into your locker by annoying boys and the worst of all? Everyone enjoys it. Everyone enjoys pretending that April Fools deserves a real celebration. I prefer spending April 1st doing good deeds. “Hey, Justin...

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“A Different Kind Of Mischief” by Barbara Eustace

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The chill wind blew from the north-east. Prestwick ignored the wind even though he felt the cold more than he should. It’s what was expected. They all stood in their allotted places as their chief rallied them to go out and cause mischief. Last year he’d been eager. This year he just wanted to stay behind and sleep the day away. Speech over, everyone began to move out. Feet tramped over the familiar grey earth. Where they were headed would not be grey. It would be all shades of colour. Some would go to...

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“The Legend of April Fools Day” by Leslie Strom

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The legend of April Fools Day I looked out the window to see snow falling, and faint footprints leading to my mailbox. The flag wasn’t up, but the footprints were there, which intrigued me because it was a Saturday. We get no mail on a Saturday. The sight of Snow on the first day of April doesn’t surprise me but I certainly am not happy. I was planning to get some yard work done today, but the snow had other plans. I looked out the window again and thought to myself. “good one, Mother Nature-April fools to you to”, and quickly close...

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“Plz ! don't do this .” by S Afrose

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What are you doing, Jack? Stop this silly prank. It's not a joke. What’s up dear ? April fool !!! Plz, don't mention this in a tricky way. I'm losing my strength. This day is such a traumatic one for me. I lost my dear family, only by trusting that mirage words-my family is gone forever. Loren, it's ok dear. I can understand that you think thoroughly to take any action. But, the world can't think like you. So what- Jack???? Loren shouts again. I can and I will do my level best. Loren stands up and moves slowly towards the door. Jack...

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Write about someone who hates pranks and spends April Fools’ Day doing good deeds instead.

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✍️ 69 stories

“UTKAL DIWAS” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

“As Far As the East is From the West” by Heather Ann Martinez

“The Good Doer” by Amber Zhao

“Because Some Fool Wanted a Blind Date on April 1st” by Delphine Hintz

“April Cool” by Rani Jayakumar

“Lost in Grief” by Laurence Tryon

“Good Deeds: 0/10” by Hannah Dominguez

“Fool's Lie” by Joe Swanson

“The Misfortunes of a Non-Prankster” by Sachi B

“The Postmaster” by Jharna Katara

“The Benevolent Trickster” by David Taylor

“The Worst/Best Holiday Ever” by Anna L

“A Different Kind Of Mischief” by Barbara Eustace

“The Legend of April Fools Day” by Leslie Strom

“Plz ! don't do this .” by S Afrose

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Write about a mischievous pixie or trickster god.

Write about someone who’s spent a whole year planning a big prank, and now they’re finally ready to pull it off.

Start your story with a big company pulling an April Fools’ prank that ends up going horribly wrong.

Write about someone who goes to great lengths to avoid being pranked on April 1st, only to realize they had the date wrong and it’s already April 2nd.

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