Two young brothers were on their way home from the bake shop with sweets they purchased for Easter. Taking a shortcut through the woods, they greedily ate their delicious treats.
To their surprise as they rounded a bend, they came upon a gnarled old tree branch blocking their way. Because the path was exceedingly narrow and the brothers were exceptionally chubby, they knew they would not be able to walk around the branch.
They decided to toss it into the murky pond below.
The brothers wiped their sticky faces with pudgy fingers and licked the crumbs off their hands, then wiped them on their shirts. Just as they reached out for the branch, it growled angrily at them.
“Get your fat, gooey hands off me!
The boys were too pudgy to jump back and only teetered like Humpty Dumpty. “Who are you? What do you want?” they asked the branch.
“I am Groot. I was once part of the oak tree in your yard until you uncaringly jumped on me. Your hefty weight caused me to break away and here I lay, forgotten.”
The boys were indifferent. “We were having fun and you are only a branch.”
Without warning Groot’s arms began to grow. They wrapped themselves around the boy’s ankles and flung them into the pond. The brothers sank to the bottom, never to be seen again.”
Groot smiled. The couple who mindlessly used him to hang their heavy swing was approaching.
“Come to me”, he thought.
NAR © 2023
Written for the April 7, 2023 edition of The Unicorn Challenge. Jenne Gray and has thrown down the gauntlet and I have accepted the challenge.
The Elephant's Trunk 
Oh, boy! A revengeful Groot. Look out!
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Indeed! Everyone and everything has its limits.
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Love the revenge! Wonder how many others have done him wrong?
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Poor Groot! The revenge will be so very sweet!
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Yay! Go Groot!
Ents 2 Fat Boys 0!
Love this, Nancy, a tree whose bite is worse than his bark!
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Thanks so much, C.E.; love your little play on words, too.
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Trees are for hugging, not jumping! 😁🌳 A creative Easter tale that sent shivers down my spine. Engaging story, Nancy! Did the cool photo inspire your story?
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Yes, Michele. It was a photo prompt.
Remember your nursery rhymes? They didn’t all end well.
Thanks for your comments.
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Oh my!
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Indeed, D. They weren’t called the Brothers Grimm for nothing! 🤣
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Well, that seemed highly appropriate
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Thanks! I thought so too! 🤣
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Justice served
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Yes, indeed. Thanks, Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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Excellent cautionary tale. I imagine chidren giggling with delight, hearing the descriptions of the pudgy boys, their sticky fingers and dirty shirts – and their dreadful fate. Love a good vengeance story.
Thanks for joining in. See you again next week, I hope.
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I’m with you! Love a good vengeance story! Thanks for providing such great photos; they are indeed a challenge. Appreciate your comments, Jenne. Looking forward to next week!
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Revenge at its finest! Well done!
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Thank you kindly, Susan, for you most gracious comments!
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This definitely caught my attention. Anita
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Twilight Zone!
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You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead – your next stop, the Twilight Zone! 😳
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That’s the one!
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