AnElephantCant grow crops
He does not have what you call green fingers
But you can be sure
He has first class manure
Although boy oh boy that pong really lingers
Once again it is Friday Fictioneer time.
Our ambitious agricultural ambassador Rochelle sows the seeds to cultivate a cool collection of clever chronicles.
And AnElephant finds stony ground.
The idea is to write a very short story, circa 100 words, based on this picture prompt (below).
That’s it.
© Marie Gail Stratford
The Field
I had expected it to be greener.
And somehow livelier.
But it is barren and deserted.
Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me.
Or maybe things have changed since the pictures were taken.
It has taken me far longer than planned to get here.
But things happen on a journey.
Mechanical failure, illness, and other more urgent matters cause delays, even with the best preparation.
And I did not prepare very well.
It was more of an impulse.
Because it was a good time for me to get away, in case questions got asked.
So I came to Earth.
Great twist at the end! I enjoyed your story.
AnElephant feels that his little effort is worthwhile.
Thank you.
I love this. The surprise ending is fantastic – an alien who’s disappointed with the landscape! Delightful.
AnElephant dances with glee.
And, hopefully, with Margaret!
I’m dancing too – most gleefully.
So that’s why E.T always wanted to go home. Great twist in the end, and I loved the poem, too.
You are very kind, twice over.
Thank you.
Maybe if thei poor alien had decided to come in spring…
Maybe the poor alien has hay fever…
An alien holiday or an alien escape, nicely done.
Whatever you like, AnElephant just tells the tale.
Thank you.
Pretty nice for a “poop poem.”
AnElephant is a master at scraping the bottom
of the barrel.
Great last line! I hope he’s just landed in the wrong place and time and that the whole of the Earth isn’t barren and deserted.
Nice take, dear lady!
All things are possible.
Very nice. 🙂
Thank you, dear Joy.
:o)
Well, I didn’t see that coming! Excellent.
Excellent to you too, AnElephant likes to blindside.
Dear Elephant, this story is assuredly not crap. 😉 Questions are mos’ def being asked. Hoping for a prequel.
Thank you, lovely lady.
As for a prequel, AnElephant needs -100 words to do that!
Nice surprise ending!
Thank you, AnElephant likes to surprise.
That twist works on several levels, but the story is universal along the way too. Interestingly, the field in the photograph would be much greener today than it was when I shot it. Amazing what a few months and several healing rains will do to the land.
All my best,
MG
The little changes are what make life interesting, don’t you think?
And thank you.
Great last line.
Great comment, thank you!
Dear Elephant,
Aliens on holiday. That’s a different concept and a cunning twist. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you, m’lady, on holiday or on the lam, perhaps.
Could it be a human coming back to origin ?
and “lingering pong” was nice angle too! 😉
Can be whatever you choose, dear Horus.
Hmm, funny how many kids there are on here, AnElephant is often told his humour is pre-school!
LOL. Loved it. You got me with the last line – no clue ’til then.
AnElephant beams with delight!
Ha. I loved that last line!
Cool, Dawn!
“And somehow livelier” – Maybe those old pictures were taken in New York or New Orleans during Mardi Gras and the space ship was blown off course.
Or Sauchiehall Street on a Saturday night, perhaps?
And with all the delays it is now Sunday morning,
Alien or not, I thought elephants had excellent memories! And I must agree…that poop poem was very funny. 🙂
AnElephant forgets that he has a good memory.
But he is happy you enjoy his wee poem.
🙂
That is an interesting perspective to take. I wonder if aliens might not know about seasons and if they came in winter might think it was a different one from the green world they saw from afar. Great job.
-David
Thank you, David, AnElephant blossoms under your thoughtful praise!
Some alien on a gap year misread the brochures! Nice.
AnElephant is amused by your comment, Patrick, thank you!
Good twist at the last line there. Looks like the aliens have laws to run away from too 🙂
Glad you liked.
May be laws, may be something else of course.
Oh wow! I thought of aliens too! Brilliant little story.
Rosey Pinkerton
Thank you, Rosey, AnElephant is smiling now.
I guess there are several reasons for an alien to come.. But I guess the renegades are the worst.
Just running, Bjorn, not necessarily good or bad.
Cheers
Oooh I love an alien invasion! And the poem about the manure made me laugh. Great job!
Not quite an invasion, more an escape.
Glad you like the silly stuff!
Ah it just goes to show you can’t go home again. What we remember is never there.
Um, probably true, Joseph, but the narrator here is not home.
Oh wow! I read something into the character that was not written! Sorry about that!
No problem, Joseph, AnElephant likes when a reader puts his own interpretation on things.
100 words is not a lot, reading what is not said can be very important.