Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #413 using the word ‘impudence’
in exactly 84 words and for Gerry & Sue’s
Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt (12).
This is my 84-word story.
Zaniness ensued in a local zoo where there lived a penguin named Penelope, renowned for her impudence.
One day, she waddled up to the zookeeper and squawked, “Why do I have to swim in plain water? I deserve a pool of Perrier and a fountain of caviar!”
The zookeeper chuckled, “Penelope, don’t be such a diva!”
Undeterred, Penelope rallied the other penguins. By end of the day, the zoo had Perrier pools and caviar fountains, and Penelope had earned the title “Princesse Pénélope d’Perrier!”
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84 Words
This is “Champagne and Caviar” by James Last and Astrud Gilberto
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My daughter Penelope has much in common with your penguin!
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I’ve never met a Penelope …. or a penguin …. that I didn’t like! 🐧
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Enjoyed the story and the music. Thank you.
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Thank you, Gerry, for your very kind comments and the fun One Day prompt!
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I want to be Penelope! 🐧 ❤
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Yes! I’m with you on that one, Tiffany! Thank you.
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You go Penelope!
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My kind of chick, for sure! 🐧
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You bet!
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Wonderful, Nancy. Love princess Penelope the penguin, so cute. 💕
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Penelope’s pretty priceless, for sure! Thanks, Grace! 🐧
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My pleasure 💕
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Brilliantly done, Nancy, and thank you for sharing with our ‘One Day’.
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My great pleasure, Sue …. and, whenever I can I’ll try to double up on prompts. Always makes for more fun. Thanks so much, Sue!
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Okay, that tune is perfect for the story! I can hear that playing, penguins dripping in pearls, waddling and plunging to the trippy little beat under a sparkling, spinning disco ball.
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Thanks so much, Liz! It’s amazing what’s available on the interweb these days! 😂
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Charming piece!
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Lovely comment! Thanks very much, Susan!
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And I am guessing, this was not her last request! hehehe
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Of course not! Penelope is no fool!
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Awesome penguin
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That she is! Thank you, cara Sadje!
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You’re very welcome 😊
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