Sunday, 16 August 2020

Lesson


Vinata, the eagle was teaching her son to fly. As they soared up in the air, Vinata said “Son, beware of the two legged creatures- Humans, the most dangerous of all species.”
“Why mama?” asked son
“We kill only for food. They do it for no reason, even for fun!”     

I wrote this for a picture story contest that had  the above  picture prompt. The word limit was 10 to 50 words. My story has 49 words. 

Happy to inform readers that the story was adjudged one of three winners by Literoma publicatios the organizors  who  have now brought out an Ebook containing 24 more stories selected from the contest. You can buy the book at this link  

12 comments:

  1. Nature seems to be hitting back at humans for their waywardness.

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  2. Yes, Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts on the subject!

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  3. Succinct. Small is beautiful. Small hues strong.

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  4. Thank you so much Padmini! So happy to receive your feedback!

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  5. Wow, what a great message as well.... Heartiest Congratulations on your win.
    Wishing you more laurels

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  6. Thanks a lot Hema Your encouragement and support has always been very motivating!

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  7. It is true that only human beings resort to killing for nothing. The jury has done the right thing. Congratulations Sir

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  8. Must appreciate the brevity in content to result in the prize. Participation is more important and relevant at this point of time. Great

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  9. Thank you sir. The competition had a word limit of 50 words.

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