Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 40 words using the prompt words below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
duel – iguana – croissant – trampoline
Jerry, the frilled-neck lizard, challenged his nemesis, Iguana Pete, to a duel at dawn.
The stakes: one buttery croissant.
They faced off on the trampoline, bouncing furiously.
Jerry lost his balance first.
Iguana Pete ate breakfast alone, victorious and smug.
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40 Words
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