A-to-Z Challenge
I took part in A-to-Z Challenge in 2016 and, after a long gap,
in 2024. Last year I skipped again. But this year I think I will take a chance.
I have chosen no particular theme but I will try to write a
few stories and poems for kids. But if I can’t write something good for
children I may fall back on frivolous rambling.
I trust you will support me in this journey.
A Tree
“Dadu, can I have that tree?”
The old man laughed, “It’s a….it can’t be a tree!”
“Then why are so many kingfishers sitting on it? It must be a
tree. And there are some parrots also. I want that tree, please.”
“Let me smell it,” the old man pressed his large, plump nose
on the glass.
“I think you are right.”
The kid smiled, “Should we go in?”
“Of course. If you want a tree, you will have a tree.”
The kid held grandfather’s calloused hand in his tiny left hand
and said softly, “Be careful, one of the steps is broken.”
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Word count 101
A post for Friday Fictioneers on a picture post.
