A morning breeze tripped through the back garden. Tall cornstalks shivered and shushed one another, delighting in the sleeping baby that had fallen from the sky overnight.
The woman here would find her, not knowing of the fiery, silent dragon battle of the night before. The mother’d died, but not before dropping her egg through suburban power lines to what she sensed was a place of protection.
The children, in a pancake coma, were installed in front of Public TV. Caroline headed to the back garden, to sit with a quiet coffee.
Peace abandoned, she scooped up the egg…
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2020)
Carrot Ranch Prompt (07/23/2020): In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story to show what it is to protect
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Okayyyyyy! What happens next?! ‘Cause I think a big story is going to hatch.
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I love the convergence of fantasy and realism — dragon battles and suburban kids in a pancake coma; Mom, the quiet gardener and future hero.
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Very good!!!
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I love it! Brilliant story. ❤
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Thank you, Colleen!
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You’re welcome. I loved the magic. 😀
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