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The Fisherman's Lament

Sailing across the ocean blue  Singing shanties with my merry crew We cast our nets into the briny waters To provide for our wives, sons, and daughters. But when are nets grew heavy and taut We heaved them up to see what we caught. And what did our accursed eyes behold? Fish with scales that glistened like gold. We cheered as our nets burst at the seams. We were rich beyond our wildest dreams! But my heart quickly sank to the sea floor As I recalled the warning we got days before. “Should you ever catch fishes of gold Remember the ancient warnings of old: Release them and don’t be slaves to greed Lest you anger the Merfolk with a selfish deed.” With heavy heart, I reminded my crew Of the solemn warning from Old Ms. Rue. They laughed and said, “It’s just an old wives tale!” And our captain said, “Homeward we sail!” I warned them that this was a foolish deed But my voice was one they chose not to heed. As they started to sail home with childish glee A great shadow loomed below the su...

Let's Play

Mimikyu the kitten bounced around Mittens. “Let’s play!”

“No,” Mittens replied, daintily licking her paws.

“Come on! Just for a little while.” He pounced on her tail, which had been flicking back and forth in annoyance.

“I am not in the mood to play now.”

“Just one game, pleeease!” He pounced on Mittens and playfully bit her tail.

Mittens growled. This kitten was fine company once and a while, but other times he was just plain annoying. All he wanted to do was play. And when he didn’t want to play, he wanted to hog all the attention of Lizzy, her owner, and get pets and treats. Lizzy was her owner first, not his.

Mimikyu kept swatting her tail. Was she always this annoying when she was a kitten? She was beginning to understand why her mother wanted a break from her and her siblings for an hour or two. This was ridiculous.

Snap! Snap!  went the camera that Lizzy used as she took pictures of a dandelion.

Maybe if she could get her attention, she’d make Mimikyu leave her alone.

“Hey,” Mittens said to her. “A little intervention would be nice.”

Lizzy stopped taking pictures of the flower and turned around.

Finally, Mittens thought. She’ll make him leave me alone.

Mimikyu playfully bit Mitten’s neck.

“Aw, how cute!” Lizzy said. She raised her camera up to take a photo.

Mittens gave her a look. “Help me.”





Author’s Note
I wanted to try out writing stories based on the photos I took by looking at the photo and then trying to add some context to it. So, I wrote this story based on a photo I took of our cats a while back. It was easier to write a story based on this photo compared to some others I have taken because they are animals and are very expressive in this photo. This makes it is easier to understand or try to interpret what is happening between the two in a fun way. I hope I will be able to write stories based on some of my other photos effectively so that they are interesting.



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