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The Squirrel and the Dragon: A Fantasy Short Story

Once upon a time, in a little cottage atop a tall tree in a little forest, there lived a little squirrel named Chestnut. Every morning, Chestnut loved to take her little basket and go on nature walks to collect little colorful flowers in the meadows. She would make bouquets and flower wreaths and sell them at the market square. But one day, when Chestnut went on a walk to collect more flowers, she found a big black hill blocking her way. The big black hill was very strange, because instead of being covered with green grass, it was covered in black scales that shimmered in the sunlight. Another strange thing about the big black hill was that it moved up and down, almost as if it were breathing. “I don’t know how this strange hill got here,” Chestnut said to herself. “But I’ll just climb over it.” Chestnut clambered up the big black hill. It was a little difficult, since it kept moving up and down, but thanks to her determination, Chestnut managed to reach the very top. “I did it!” Chest...

Perhaps I’m an Alien


Sometimes I feel like a weirdo

Everywhere I go.

I wonder about social norms

Like when should I say hello


Or when should I ignore someone

And keep going on my way?

Or how do I end a conversation

Before walking away?


If I say hello and no one hears,

That is a little awkward for me.

If I don’t say hello and the other person does

That makes me worry.


What if the other person thinks

That I think poorly of them

Because instead of saying hello

I decided to ignore them?


When someone says “Thank you,”

What should I say?

Do I say, “No problem,” 

Or “My pleasure, have a good day?”


I think the latter is the most pleasant

But when I say “No problem,” by accident

I think, “Now they think I was annoyed by them

And that their presence was inconvenient.”


Perhaps I am an alien

Who somehow got left behind

By the other aliens, and as a result 

I’m struggling with the customs of mankind.


I’d like to think I’m a fairy

Forced to live amongst the human race.

But I’m most likely a silly, lost alien

Who needs to get back to outer space.

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