The ant was marching beside his fellow ant, just like they do in the song "the ants go marching two by two..." except there is no 'hurrah'. In any case, the ant was marching along. Suddenly a spider comes up to him and asks him a question. I don't know what the question was, but it definitly was a question because the ant replied: "I don't know where your web is, and I'd rather not know, thank you very much!" the ant really is a polite fellow, but the spider was offended.
"My web is fresh and clean and.." she started, but the ant conitnued: "...and sticky."
In any case, the ant moved on. I dare say that the spider was not to be left like that, and she ran after the ant. The ant stopped. He turned around. He looked the spider square in the eyes. And then he said:
"There is a bird behind you." and continued on his way.
Thus is the life of an ant.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Bad Days Can Only Get Better
This is one of my short stories :)
Miss Anderson was feeling very tired. Yesterday had been very long-she had taught her fifth graders, attended a teachers meeting, discovered her dog missing, recovered the dog, paid the fines, and then lamented the fact that she had not prepared for the first quarter exams for her students the next day.
Rushing to the library the next morning, she hurridly made twelve copies of the exam test, and headed to teach her English class.
As she handed out the exams, she began to hear tittering amoung a few of the girls, and outright laughter from the boys. Irritated, she demanded silence, and ordered them to place their papers on her desk as soon as they were finished filling in the blanks.
Almost immeadiatly, the fifth graders began to file the exams as she had asked, every one of them grinning. She snatched up a paper and looked at it, almost in tears. And then she laughed. She laughed for a long time. She laughed so long and hard her students began to wonder if she really was ok. Finally, Tommy spoke up:
"You got %100 percent on that exam, Miss Anderson!"
She had given them all the answer keys.
Miss Anderson was feeling very tired. Yesterday had been very long-she had taught her fifth graders, attended a teachers meeting, discovered her dog missing, recovered the dog, paid the fines, and then lamented the fact that she had not prepared for the first quarter exams for her students the next day.
Rushing to the library the next morning, she hurridly made twelve copies of the exam test, and headed to teach her English class.
As she handed out the exams, she began to hear tittering amoung a few of the girls, and outright laughter from the boys. Irritated, she demanded silence, and ordered them to place their papers on her desk as soon as they were finished filling in the blanks.
Almost immeadiatly, the fifth graders began to file the exams as she had asked, every one of them grinning. She snatched up a paper and looked at it, almost in tears. And then she laughed. She laughed for a long time. She laughed so long and hard her students began to wonder if she really was ok. Finally, Tommy spoke up:
"You got %100 percent on that exam, Miss Anderson!"
She had given them all the answer keys.
Once Upon A Time
From the beginning, fairy tales always fascinated me. I don't know how many different versions I've read of the same stories---but they are always wonderful. The authors of those stories lived a very long time ago, but then, they knew how to capture the reader's heart.
Eight years ago, I started writing stories for a book with a friend. I never believed it would go anywhere. But here I am, still writing it, and nearly finishing the first two full length novels.
I'm focusing on fairies, as I never read a story where a fairy was the main character. Of course, I had to create a world for them, including races, countries, languages, names, positions, good guys and bad guys. The Weak and the Strong.
At a later date I will post more on it, and I hope to have it in print by the fall of 2011.
Eight years ago, I started writing stories for a book with a friend. I never believed it would go anywhere. But here I am, still writing it, and nearly finishing the first two full length novels.
I'm focusing on fairies, as I never read a story where a fairy was the main character. Of course, I had to create a world for them, including races, countries, languages, names, positions, good guys and bad guys. The Weak and the Strong.
At a later date I will post more on it, and I hope to have it in print by the fall of 2011.
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