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Write a story featuring an animal who subverts expectations (like a snuggly tiger, or something more magical, like a literal fish out of water).

Posted in Kids on Oct 26, 2022

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“City Slickers” by Laura Austin

Submitted to Contest #41

Roscoe was beginning to worry- a lot. The hike had been his idea. The back woods of Kentucky were beautiful and rugged, but they weren't hiking that far from human civilization, only about ten miles or so. But in which direction? He glanced back at his wife and four year old son. They were being troopers about this, but they couldn't keep walking all night. His wife, Sheryl, had begun to sense trouble and had sent him expressive looks, but he hadn't wanted to admit to being lost. Now, he knew that she knew, but there was nothing to be said a...

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“Life of a Dog” by Stefen Sly

Submitted to Contest #41

The room felt airy as I woke up in my bed with my duvet wrapped aroundme. The atmosphere seemed damp and dull; perhaps my Central heating was on the blink again.I stretched and rose from the warm comfort of my bed and slide of my fluffy purple slippers and slowly, shivering walked over to my wardrobe and opened the creaking door and put on my cold but yet soft dressing gown.   Radiator was rumbling and as I touched it my hand went numb with the coldness, it wasn't working again. As I turned away from the radiator and headed to...

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“The Way of Aquinas” by D Lisk

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It was all very distressing.“But lobsters just don’t do such things!” said Wystan’s live-in mother Mum Olga, “It’s unnatural!”The lobster was firm upon the point however: he was determined to become a Dominican, just like his personal hero St. Thomas Aquinas. At first, Wystan and Mum Olga thought that their lobster Pudges was simply ill and took him to the veterinarian.“What is it, doctor?” Mum Olga said between sniffles, “A cold? Measles? Whooping cough?”“I’m afraid not,” said the doctor, “Rather extraordinary; nothing quite compares. It to...

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“Cleaning Coon” by Laura Sierko

Submitted to Contest #41

      “Aw, guys, come on! If you’re gonna go through the trash again, at least throw it back in the bin!” Rocky’s heart sank. One more job for the night. His friends scurried off, and he sighed. No matter how many times he tried to educate his friends, they never cleaned up after themselves. But it was too important to Rocky to leave behind, so his little black paws scurried to do what his heart couldn’t stop him from doing. In a few minutes, the debris was swept back into the trash can, and with a few heaves an...

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“Veggiesaurus Rex” by Robyn Jipp

Submitted to Contest #41

Rory the Tyrannosaurus was excited. It was his birthday and his mother had promised him that she would take him out for his very first hunt.For weeks he had been practicing the lunge-and-snap technique his mother had taught him and working on his fearsome roar. After all that practice his lunge had gotten faster and he could now snap his jaws together with impressive force. His roar was still not quite as terrifying as the sound the adult Tyrannosaurs were capable of emitting, but he was sure he'd get better at it with more practice.He was u...

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“Dragon ” by Sandra Claros

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That was a ten tons , red winged and jumping dragon living in a hidden cave among some bushes in the middle of the icy mountains There were no human neighbors all over the place.Only him.- This solitude is killing me – the dragon said , jumping.( as a matter of fact, he used to jump all the time, even tired - or should I say , the whole time? Well, anyway, that was a big red jumping dragon living in a hidden cave ( no ! All over again? Wholly sh..! ) .On talking about him, he used to spend his days in a lake nea...

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“A new wolf partner” by Jason Heiser

Submitted to Contest #41

Hello my name is Birch I am a brown wolf and with the help of my mother I have been running a successful cake decorating business for two years. Now that my business has become so popular I need some help with my bakery. People literally line up before I officially open the doors to get a sweet treat before work and a cup of coffee. We have become so popular as a cake shop that now I had to pay my dad to place a help wanted advertisement in the paper. The problem is when you advertise a job like working in a bakery you get all sorts of canin...

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“The Retraining of Sadie” by Tom Moser

Submitted to Contest #41

“Can somebody take the ice bucket out to the patio?” Payson asked, looking over his shoulder to see if anybody was listening. Payson was at the kitchen sink, refilling the ice trays with water. He saw John looking at something on the refrigerator door. “John, you got the ice bucket?” he asked, wondering how long John had been standing there.John quickly put his cell phone back in his pocket and said, “Sure, I’ll do it,” turning his attention away from the refrigerator. From the corner of his eye, Payson caught something going into his neighb...

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“The Melodious Hornets of the Great Northwest” by Micah Lewter

Submitted to Contest #41

Justin Jay and Armande Benoit rose early that morning, rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. “The sun surely rises early up here this far north,” a sleepy Justin said as he stretched.Armande looked at his watch, and he yawned.“Three o’clock in the morning, eh?” he said in a French-Canadian accent.At that time of day, the air was still chilly in the valleys of northern British Columbia, even in June. The two outdoorsmen were exploring the northwestern province, hoping to get some fishing done as well as see some of the legendary wildlife....

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“To Wish For More” by Rebekah Christensen

Submitted to Contest #41

The small quelea bird flaps her wings, the others racing ahead. No matter how hard she flaps them, so hard it seems as if the feathers will tear away, she’s too slow. She flutters to a stop, clutching a leafy branch. She’ll only take a quick rest, just long enough to steal some air back from the sky, and then she’ll catch up.***The tiny bird, an impossibly soft ball of brown fluff, had always loved the nest. The nest was all she’d ever known. The nest and the sky. Until she wasn’t quite so tiny and was more feat...

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“Karateka Miso” by Jaime Toscano

Submitted to Contest #41

*EEEEEEEE YAH! BANG. BIP. BOP. BROKEN!* Miso chopped through a stack of mini bricks that were lying on the damp soil beneath him and the others. "And that, young woolly worms, is how you break through the concrete. You must find the most vulnerable point, and WACK! Find the strength within, no matter how mighty the bricks may seem." The little 'pillars stared in awe at Karateka Miso, a caterpillar the size of a pinky finger who had just chopped through a pile of stone cubes. The little ones looked down at their white belts, and then at Miso'...

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“The Bowl” by Aaron Dorondo

Submitted to Contest #41

“Have you ever even gotten in?” Alexander asked. “No, but I’ve never needed to this badly before, so I am certain the gods will allow me entrance today,” Adonis responded. From where they stood they could see the temple, but at this distance they wouldn’t be able to make out the inscription above the door. The line they stood in snaked on seemingly endlessly behind them, bending around a curve that wrapped a hillside and disappeared. “How often do you do this? And who are all these people that they can just show up and stand here waiting to ...

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“Little Golden Shell” by Ludovica Ballou

Submitted to Contest #41

I hear the golden wind chimes sway in the breeze as I open the back door. I unzip my periwinkle jacket and lay it over the white loveseat I have outside. I happily walk to the hose, fill up the glass pitcher I keep outside and look around in amazement. Flowers are blooming with vibrant colors. The fruits are ready to be made into different types of lemonades and the vegetables are ready to be tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper. I hum a song I can’t remember the lyrics to while watering every plant, flower, fruit, and vegetable I see in si...

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“A Bear's Oath” by Olie Zhou

Submitted to Contest #41

Sun rays flooded the cave. Hitting Uther right in the eyes as he opened them. He yawned and stretched. Part of his winter fur shedding to the ground. A smell like death whipped through the air. Uther groaned. Assuming it was the smell of coal arrows. Used by hunters every season to capture bears. Uther being the undefeated, short-face, bear had the responsibility to protect his species from becoming extinct. Since humans had an odd fascination with collecting bear claws. It made Uther sick to...

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“Creepy Kitty” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #41

Claire sat on Kevin’s couch, stretched her legs out across the entire couch, and rested her bare feet right on one of the couch pillows. He was making them popcorn while she sat comfortably. What he didn’t know was that she was going to hang out just for a bit and then go meet up with another guy. She liked playing guys like Kevin. The fact that he had a cat made him seem especially dorky. Those types were always easier to manipulate.“Can I sit down?” he said when he came in the room holding a big bowl of popcorn.&nb...

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