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Posted in Kids on Apr 2, 2021

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Clouds

Submitted to Contest #41

A purple rabbit, fur matted and coarse, sits on the shelf of a young woman. He gathers dust day by day, wondering if he will ever see life beyond his shelf. Not that he minds it all that much; he enjoys watching the sun rise and set every day, watching as his beloved owner returns from school wearing the brightest smile, and reading the books he is placed in between. Life on a shelf is much better than being dragged across the floor by Fuzzy Boots, their gray-speckled cat. Only sometimes does he wish he would see the outside world.Perhaps, o...

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The Tales of Primrose.

Submitted to Contest #41

Primrose breathed in the milky scent of her mothers’ fur. The soft, damp moss underneath her fur gave much comfort. She mewed pitifully, when her mothers’ milk didn’t fill up her mouth. Primrose prodded her mother in the side, but she didn’t move. She mewed again, and wobbled to her feet. Primrose climbed over her brother Vixen, and her sister Pixie. Primrose then climbed up her mother’s flank, and dug her little thorn claws into her sleek fur. Her mother didn’t respond, and there wasn’t the familiar feeling of her warmth, and rising flank.“...

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Journey to Heaven

Submitted to Contest #41

I do not understand what happened exactly. I just know I am dead. I have theories, but it still does not make sense. Possibly after I tell you my story you can help me. Here is how it went. Here is something you should know. I was not a stray dog, nor was I neglected or abused. I was a perfectly healthy dog with a loving (human) mother. Maybe we lived in a small apartment and I did not have the biggest space to run around. Yes, that is true. But I loved it there with Mother Katy.  Mother Katy was a rather average woman. Average height, ...

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Behind Closed Doors

Submitted to Contest #41

What I would give to be a cat. Cats don’t pay rent, they don’t cry over breakups, and they don’t stress about politics. Cat’s are the luckiest animals on this planet, and they don’t even know it. Or maybe they do, the smug bastards.I know that everyone says that their pet is the best, but trust me when I say that my cat is the best cat of all. If you put all the cats in the world together, Doc Fluffer would come out victorious. I don’t know how she would do it, I just know she would.She may have never attended medical school, but she is tota...

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Always by your side

Submitted to Contest #41

  I was born in the middle of March. My mom gave birth to me and my brother and sisters. Everyday we would sit in a large playpen waiting for someone to take us into our forever home. I would wait for hours on end, but no one would come for me. After my siblings were gone, I lost hope. I knew I would be at this place for the rest of my life. But one day, I saw a red pickup truck pull up into the dirt road. I saw a little boy in the back, who was smiling at me.   “Daddy Daddy I want that cute golden retriever puppy,” ...

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Ants

Submitted to Contest #41

Four things on Earth are small, yet they are extremely wise…“Nanina, it’s time to go to forage.” the older female ant says to the younger ant. Nanina wakes up from her sleep and sees the rows of worker ants walking in a single file towards the exit hole. She’s so excited! This is the first time of her entire ant life that she’s leaving the dark, underground confines of her colony’s nest.“I’m ready, Marissa!” she squeals, running around her sister happily on her six feet. Though small, Marissa was an extremely good runner, which is a great as...

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Flight of the Magnolia Warbler

Submitted to Contest #41

The sun began its descent on the horizon, part of its journey hidden by the towering trees and crumbling human ruins. The air took on a hazy, orange hue and the muggy warmth of the day gave in to the coolness of the encroaching night. I hopped from tree to tree, swishing my tail from side to side in anticipation for what was to come. For tonight was the night. I could hear and see my brothers and sisters fluttering around me and I hopped onto a low hanging branch to wait for the last of them to arrive. One of them landed near me and tweeted ...

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Corax and the Hatter

Shortlisted for Contest #41 ⭐️

I settle on the curve of a telephone wire and ruffle my feathers, for the benefit of the humans below. Of course mortals these days have little reverence for creatures they don’t understand; I’ve heard them joke about popping me with an air rifle just to watch the feathers fly. There was a time, a thousand thousand years ago, when they had more respect for those who came with messages from the gods. But that’s no reason to deprive them of the glorious flash of my jet-black wings against the bloody sunset.  A harried-looking woman hurrie...

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Smokey's Shadow.

Submitted to Contest #41

A little Grey kitten made his way under a large wooden structure, his sparkling blue eyes shining with amusement as the two-legged creatures called his name. "Smokey" was what they yelled. The fact that the creatures were calling his name alerted Smokey they had begun his favorite game. Silly creatures, he thought to himself, a playful grin decorating his fuzzy features. "Smokey!" Called the eldest male creature with a deep voice. The male walked towards his hiding spot, causing smokey's tail to flick anxiously. He knew the creatur...

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Blixer Discovers The Blisters!!

Submitted to Contest #41

In the dense forest forests of Duskery, there lived generations of varieties of animals. They had a town built in the forest which they called ‘The Animal Kingdom.’ Sherin, the lion, was the king of the town, which was designed and brought up by the most aged and experienced gorilla dwelling there, Gozara. Gozara was the oldest of all the animals existing there. Also, he had magical powers which he utilized to help and do well for others.Blixer, the monkey, was the youngest member of the town. Being the youngest, he was the naughtiest and th...

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Emmott and Emily's rainy day adventure

Submitted to Contest #41

             “I love it when it rains.” Emily exclaimed in delight. Her brother Emmott was whooping it up, running and sliding thru the puddles. He dashed close by Emily, sending a large plume of water her way.             “I love the rain.” He shouted.            “ I just said that silly.” She yelled over the noise he was making.  &nb...

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Butterfly Defect

Submitted to Contest #41

“It is not the way we were made, adorned by nature’s garment at birth, that determines our core worth. It is the way we come to see that garment that does so.”This is Arthur. He is a Monarch, but not that of men, although he was named by one of them. He is a Monarch butterfly and this is a story of how he came to accept, and even appreciate, his own garment.Arthur started life like so many millions of others. Innocent, fresh, beautifull. He hatched from the egg that his mother laid in pure love, and began his journey as a caterpillar. H...

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Lesson Learned

Submitted to Contest #41

 I was going stir crazy! Day after day, confined in a small space. Whenever I had the chance, I peeked outside to see if it was sunny or rainy, to watch the leaves fall or listen to the crickets. I didn’t understand why I had to stay in, and after what felt like weeks, decided to run away. So, one night, I packed everything I could carry on my back, and when I was sure everyone was asleep, I quietly, and ever so slowly, inched along so I wouldn’t get caught. I did my best to avoid leaving a trail, but I was more concerned about bei...

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Unconditional Love

Submitted to Contest #41

 “Nurse, he’s conscious, he opened his eyes for a moment. Do you think he’s in pain?”The nurse shook her head, “No, I don’t think so.”He heard their murmured conversation and wanted to say, “Of course I’m in pain, it hurts to breathe. Please, let me sleep again.” His eyes closed. The light in the room was too bright. “Please, just let me sleep.”  The nurse opened the drip running into a vein. Soon he was back in a drug-induced torpor, temporarily released from the pain but able to dream, to relive old memories.It was...

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Glug Hits the Road

Submitted to Contest #41

Author’s Note: Another of my stories in verse. Hope it works!Glug the Pug liked to toddle, to waddle, to trot,Some dogs like to run at full tilt. Glug did NOT.He snuffled and sniffled and kept his own pace,a look of content on his wrinkled up face.He was not one to hasten and not one to hurry,and not one to scamper and not one to scurry.Though every so often he felt a slight tug,as his owner Lucy exclaimed, Come ON, Glug!But one day Glug decided that this got him down,and he’d had enough of the crowds and the town,He wanted t...

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