Michael’s challenge this week:
This week consider your notion of a Frog Prince story.
Create the tale of the frog and his longings, desires, and more often his reality.
It was that time of year again. How tiresome.
Not even a lily pad to perch on now thanks to the last lot who found it so hysterical to remove him from the pond and plonk him unceremoniously down in the weeds and rotting bark. His paint was chipped and he’d definitely seen better days. Maybe this year…………..
The frog blew a raspberry. There was nothing better to do anyway as it knew what was coming next.
Yep. Right on time the palace idiots traipsed into his part of the garden for the annual drunken snogging tradition.
‘Kiss the frog and you’ll get a wish,’ or
‘Kiss the frog and it’ll turn into a handsome prince.’
Yeah, right. Fat chance.
Eager and rough hands picked it up and proffered it against smacking lips, wishes in the making.
Wet and sloppy, no change. What a surprise.
Waiting to be tossed back into the undergrowth, something stirred.
Not in the undergrowth silly, in the frog!
Did this mean………….?
Cruel laughter emitted from the last puckering twit, and the urge to blow the juiciest raspberry in his face was almost impossible to quell.
Lips tingled this time and things started to shrink.
The frog’s tongue snapped out to snatch the puckered one into its mouth, a nice tasty morsel for lunch.
His cohorts fell on their backsides in shock.
‘What did you expect?’ said the frog. ‘A frog’s gotta eat and life’s not all about handsome princes in disguise. I just happen to have a taste for them. ‘
I do like it when the tables are turned. Good one Di most enjoyable.
Thanks Michael. I was thinking about a princess frog or switching places, but this came out better!
Haha! He got his revenge.
It was a fun write.
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Wry sense of humor! I was surprised and very pleased!!!
I have my moments! Glad you enjoyed it.
Haha I didn’t see that one coming! Good one, Di.
It was a fun write.
It sure looks like that. Thank you for making me laugh. ♥️🤗
I’m glad. Aim is to make at least one person smile every day. Laughter is the icing on the cake and today so far I;’e had two!!
That’s a great aim. I hope that you never miss it. Ohh, that sounds great. What kind of cakes? I had one today – the chocolate cake that I’d baked.
I haven’t made a chocolate cake for many years. I stick with victoria sponges now, though Hubby is avoiding all thing sweet so I don’t make them very often. Definitely cheesecake for my birthday though which went down very well and I gave a generous slice to my neighbour.
I love it!
Thanks Christine.