“He’s not supposed to be green, Jess.”
The six-year-olds gazed high atop the old stone barn. Bedtime stories of Merlin… Arthur… and dragons… filled their heads.
“Grandpa Amlodd smithied the copper dragon to protect our farms. Now look at him.”
“The copper dragon has to be freed.”
Racing to the farmhouse, the boys quickly did what they did at school. They googled.
“Ketchup!” They explained at the same time.
Armed with two ketchup bottles in one hand and the extension ladder from the gardening shed penned under their opposing pits, the boys set off the release Grandpa Amlodd’s dragon.
Written for The Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge. Requirements: Using the given prompt, create a 99 word flash fiction story. January 4, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about Copper Country. It can be any place, fictional, historical, or on another planet. Go where the copper leads.
The Ingenuity of the children brought about the Industrial Revolution I think.
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Thanks for the kind words and the read.
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Their imaginations have been properly stirred, and armed with modern technology, the dragon will soon be free! Great flash, Roger!
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Thanks for the kind words.
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And I’m going to try the ketchup.
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It was interesting to see the responses from the students! Great lesson!
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I thought this was a great little story. I love stories involving children’s (or anyone’s, really) imagination and you did a wonderful job with this one.
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