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How Cheesy!

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 41 words using the words below.

hotel, shepherd, trapeze, cheese

Image by Me & Gemini

Inside the lobby of the grand hotel, a shepherd balanced a wedge of cheese on his palm. Suddenly, a cunning acrobat on a high trapeze snatched the snack mid-air and gave a wink. The bewildered shepherd mumbled “Hope she’s lactose intolerant.”

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41 Words

This is “Cheese” by Tim Minchin

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