Friday, 21 January 2022

 

Genius



The kid was riffling through ‘For Kids’.

“Grandpa, who writes these stories?”

“People like me.”

“No?”

“Yes. There’s one in here written by me.”

“You write stories!”

“Will you believe that this one is my hundredth story?”

The kid was surprised and overjoyed. Then he asked, “How many days did it take to write them all?”

“Ten years.”

“That long…….”

“Yes.”

“I could write ten stories in a day.”

“You’re a genius.”

Next morning the kid came rushing to grandpa.

“I did it. Guess how many stories I wrote last night?”

“Ten?”

“I wrote thirteen.”

“I told you, you’re a genius.”

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A story for Friday Fictioneers on a picture prompt

Word count 101

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22 comments:

  1. Bill21 January 2022 at 13:40

    Wonderful and fun-filled story, even if 'tis one toke over. :-)

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  2. Neil MacDonald21 January 2022 at 15:20

    My grandmother frequently told me I was a genius. It's been all downhill since then

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    1. Anita Sabat21 January 2022 at 17:04

      My grandparents also said the same about me! :)

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    2. i b arora21 January 2022 at 19:44

      grandparents always spoil us, thanks for reading the story

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  3. Anita Sabat21 January 2022 at 17:04

    Inspiring grandfather! We need such role-models.
    So happy for the kid! May he write more.

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  4. Iain Kelly21 January 2022 at 17:51

    That's the encouragement they need at the start, before realism sets in!

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    1. i b arora21 January 2022 at 19:46

      that's the hard part, realism . thanks for the comments

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  5. Keith's Ramblings21 January 2022 at 20:57

    Simply adorable!

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  6. Isadora De La Vega22 January 2022 at 01:32

    A sweet and positive tale.
    Have a wonderful weekend ...
    Isadora ��

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  7. Dale22 January 2022 at 04:29

    Love this! Imagine having a grandpa who can write stories! Talk about incentive :)

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  8. Brenda Cox22 January 2022 at 23:21

    I love the surprise of the child and their enthusiasm to create! Lovely.

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  9. JadeLi25 January 2022 at 07:00

    i b arora, I love the connection the child has with his grandpa and that grandpa is cultivating a love of reading, writing, and creating to build a happy childhood for the child and for grandpa as well.

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  10. JadeLi25 January 2022 at 07:01

    p.s. Excellent dialogue also!

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  11. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields25 January 2022 at 16:24

    Dear Arora,

    Sweet story.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  12. Anne Higa25 January 2022 at 23:24

    Aw... Sometimes the student outdoes the master. Adorable life lesson.

    Anne from annehiga.com

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