It wasn’t a fair fight, that Halloween night. He was a towering fifty-something; she was five, standing below him in her tutu. He offered nickels, not candy, for correct answers to three questions:
“Who was the first president?”
“George Washington.”
She took her nickel.
“Who’s president now?”
“Bill Clinton.”
She took another.
“Who discovered America?”
“Native Americans.”
“Wrong!”
“No!” She stomped her foot.
“Christopher Columbus!” he insisted, withholding her reward.
“He was a murderer and a thief!” Her tiny fingers flew toward him to punctuate, “they were already here!”
She left him red-faced, three nickels clutched in her fist.
This was written in response to Charli Mills’ (Carrot Ranch) challenge to writers to In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about fingers that fly. Think about the different ways we use our fingers and what happens when we add speed. Go where the prompt leads.
Good one Nicole, well done.
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Thanks, Michael.
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Great story Nicole. You got the voice of the child perfectly. I can see it clearly. And she was of course right.
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Thank you so much!
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Those 99 are a strange bent on one’s mind, no? Excellent story.
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Thank you!
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The girl in the tutu might have been in an unfair fight, but she stood her ground. I was cheering for your character!
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Thanks, Charli.
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I like her spunk. Him, not so much.
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Thank you! The little muse who inspired her is still spunky at 30.
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We need many, many, many more little girls like her to correct what is going horribly wrong with our world.
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I agree! And they are showing up.
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Good on the little girl. We need to rewrite the history books to tell the truth. You told this story well.
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Thank you, Norah. It is sad that history books still teach falsehoods, Hopefully this will change as young people “call BS”.
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Hopefully . . .
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