Write a story about a character who gets lost at a carnival or festival.

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“Carousel Horses ” by Ana Neu

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Carousel Horses By Ana Neu “Look mummy!”, she squealed, jumping in her little, pink boots. It started to rain. The mist begun to cover the circus in a sheen of glary light, licking the steel railings surrounding the park. The air smelt of soggy popcorn, caramel, and rain. I looked down to the little girl. I am not your mother. It’s what I always wanted to say, every single night. Every single time she pointed as she did now, her little fingers stretching to the merry-go-round as if she could pick it up and plunk it before her, like a t...

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“The Chase” by Carmen Hart

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Cass was sitting on a curb next to a pink cotton candy stand. The level of pink was almost nauseating, an assault on the senses. With the side of her face braced in her palm, she idly studied the swirly gold lettering painted on the side, the sickly sweet smell of warm sugar filling her head.Wasn’t she too old to get lost at the Carnival?It wasn’t even that big, was it?Sighing, she stood up from the curb that she’d been sitting at for... Twenty minutes? She couldn’t be sure, but it hadn’t been that long. Just one more turn around the place a...

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“Red touches yellow” by Richard Hawkins

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I love to drive. I spend most of my day driving the same route back and forth. I still like it because it takes me thought the countryside and you can see the changes in the seasons. There are all kinds of festivals in the small towns I go though but, I never seem to stop.Today is the day I change that forever. I have decided to follow a new route and I am going to what ever festival I find. It is spring time. Cool mornings and warm days are here.So the very first festival I find is a reptile festival. I like nature and hike on a regular bas...

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“It's a Jungle ” by Marianna Mills

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Here we are, the bus took us right into the fairground, Celeste held her gaze out the window, her adrenalin rising up in excitement. They, (her best friend Julian had this trip planned for awhile and saved every penny) to go to the largest fair, a five hour bus ride away, and spend the night at her aunt Kathy's. "Oh look, the ferris wheel!! Isnt it so pretty, all the lights lit up!" She squealed, still facing the window while Julian was texting. Julian was the more serious one of the two, less reluctant to go on this journey than she was. ...

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“Fat Tuesday Fright” by Greg Gillis

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It was February sixteenth, and Kevin was excited to be attending his first ever Mardi Gras parade in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. As usual, the crowds in the French Quarter were packed in tight for the Mardi Gras celebrations, so Kevin held tight to his mother’s hand as they neared Dauphine Street. His father walked two paces ahead of them and tried to clear a path so they could inch their way toward the ...

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“Lemon” by Nim The Noodle

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When we arrived at the theme park, I could not believe my eyes. I had never seen such a place before, nor could I have imagined one like it. It did not even come close to the image I get when mom reads my favorite book about a perfect place called paradise. The excitement bubbled up inside of me and it busted out once we were finally inside. I started running around, screaming, singing like a kid, not caring about the strangers who all turned around to look at me. My sister Rose looked at me annoyed, rolling her eyes, almost looking embarras...

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“Magenta” by Jay Monroe

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It is a flurry of lights, and they drown out the sky. Whichever way I look, it is another sensual overload. There are children playing in water fountains and screeching at game shops, and the thick evening air carries the sound through and above the street. At the bars, open or closed but with doors and windows flung open, adults, young and new, and older, clang their glasses together and chat up a mile a minute. And they call children chatty! The entertainment is stunning too, in the most literal sense. It is a be...

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“Fete de l'Assomption” by Alison Brewis

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This wasn't exactly the honeymoon Ed had been hoping for. He leaned against a railing and tried to scratch the mosquito bite on the back of his leg with his other foot while he looked for Juliette. A gîte in the south of France had sounded idyllic when Juliette had suggested it. Just the two of them, hot weather, beautiful countryside and romantic dinners in exquisite restaurants. The reality was somewhat different. Ed's English constitution was not made for the unbearable August heat. The roads melted and stuck to the underside of the tiny ...

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“THE MISSING GAMBLER” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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(This story is set in Earth’s twin planet GAIA2 which is about 800 years behind but is evolving.) A young man named Zel lived on the island of Rumba. Having no skills or a job, and lacking money to support himself and his wife Lika, he had turned to gambling. With money from her parents, the wife ran the family. She was head over heels in love with him and in return for her meeting household expenditure, she had insisted that he should be loyal to her and not take another woman for wife. As days passed, Zel increasingly gambled trying to mak...

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“Spook House” by Sue Marsh

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Spook House Suzanne Marsh “Mark, Frankie here is twenty bucks apiece, try not to spend it in one place. Frankie, you do what Mark tells you. We will meet the two of you here at the Ferris wheel at seven.” Mark and Frankie thanked their Dad for the twenty dollars apiece; waved, then strode toward the fairway. The rides were down at the end of the fairway. Walking by the food made the boys stop for Doritos and cheese; just to good to pass up. They each ate some of the Doritos and cheese as the strode toward the rides. Their...

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“An Attempted Festival Date Redux” by RIC .

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“God when was the last time I came to one of these?” Raquel wondered aloud as she wandered alone along the stalls and tables of goods. She had no idea where Eriko had gone off too. She walked through a bunch of pigeons cooing and pecking one another over some fallen desert that rolled off one of the stands. People were walking around, children playing with light up plastic swords or what other shapes they may come in. The stray cherry blossom petal falling onto the ground only to be annihilated by hordes ...

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“El Juego de los Diablitos” by Richard Hartmann

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Patrick came to get lost, in the crowds and in the beer; it helped that everyone was wearing masks. His came from a little man in a shack, the floor covered in curled slivers of wood, sitting on a too short stool, a wooden hammer and a chisel nicking out balsa wood chips, removing all the parts that weren’t a frowning old man with tusks and what would soon be devil’s horns. There was a painted sign on his shack that read: Indigenous Art For Sale. The man smiled at him and handed him the mask. He would blend in perfectly, ...

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“OUT OF SIGHT” by Puteri Lalice

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Anne and Lisa accept an invitation to join a carnival out of town. They were very excited to go to the carnival. They plan to go to the mall to shop for clothes to wear to the carnival. The next day… Anne got in her car to Lisa's house. She needs to invite Lisa to the mall because Lisa doesn't have a car to use. She heard the radio on the way to Lisa's house. The radio broadcasts her favorite songs. She was glad to hear that. &...

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“Announcer saves the day” by Glenn Etzwiler

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A young kids comes running through the door after school. Yelling (it is here it is finally here.) Her mom turns to her shocked at her daughter, come running through the door yelling about something. Mom says. Mom: ( What! What is here ? What is going on?) Daughter: ( Why are you yelling? ) Mom: ( Because you came yelling. I am just trying to figure out what is going on.) Daughter: (Oh. Well it is here. It is finally here.) The daughter is jumping around giggling waving a paper in the air. Her mom is just watching her jump aro...

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“Lost Child at Cinco De mayo Carnival” by Marcie Haas

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Ann decides to take her children to the Cinco De Myo carnival that's in town for Cinco de Myo .She turns away just for a sec to look at her two older children and pay for the tickets at the carnival she turns back to get her baby in the stroller and realizes, he is gone. She screams the baby who is just 6 months old is gone. The other two children are 5 and 4. The nightmare begins. Time stood still for the next 24 hours she didn't eat , she didn't sleep. Well, at least she didn't think she slept. If she did sleep it was not a restful...

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Write a story about a character who gets lost at a carnival or festival.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 189 stories

“Carousel Horses ” by Ana Neu

“The Chase” by Carmen Hart

“Red touches yellow” by Richard Hawkins

“It's a Jungle ” by Marianna Mills

“Fat Tuesday Fright” by Greg Gillis

“Lemon” by Nim The Noodle

“Magenta” by Jay Monroe

“Fete de l'Assomption” by Alison Brewis

“THE MISSING GAMBLER” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Spook House” by Sue Marsh

“An Attempted Festival Date Redux” by RIC .

“El Juego de los Diablitos” by Richard Hartmann

“OUT OF SIGHT” by Puteri Lalice

“Announcer saves the day” by Glenn Etzwiler

“Lost Child at Cinco De mayo Carnival” by Marcie Haas

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story at a party that has gone horribly wrong.

Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.

Write your story about two characters tidying up after a party.

Write a story about a character who’s nervous to attend a party - their first in a long time.

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