The Unicorn Challenge.
A magical new weekly writing opportunity from her – Jenne Gray – and me.
Visit her blog every Friday to see the photo prompt, and post your amazing story in her comments section.
Or on your own blog, and stick the link down in her comments.
The rules are:
Maximum of 250 words.
Based on photo prompt.
That’s it.
To hear me read my story in the most unimaginably appalling French accent, just click here:
The Fox’s Tale
Let me tell you who I am, they call me Phil the Fox
I am sad to tell you that I live in an old wet cardboard box
I live here in the city, I have to eat stale bread and buns
I would prefer life in the country but the farmers they all have the guns
My father wasn’t born here, he had to run away from la belle France
He very stupidly stole a chicken from a man in a very silly jacket on an enormous white horse with a lance
(that’s the man, not the horse)
It isn’t easy to be a fox always living rough
It isn’t easy finding food, we never have enough
I would rather eat the gourmet meals, maybe frogs legs or gateau
I would like also to live well in a castle or grand chateau
Most people don’t like foxes, they prefer dogs or cats
But let me tell you, mes amis, we are much tidier than rats
I am a little naughty because I like to be amused
I like to play the little tricks and make the people quite confused
That’s why I write this poem because you see, my dears
It is the Unicorn Challenge once again and I have no original ideas
PS Here are some wild thistles for ladysighs
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He sounds very much like René le Renard, a sly little creature that used to hang around my house in Normandy.
Je crois, Keez, qu’ils sont cousins!
It is a chapter in ze wonderful story of Phil ze fox. A unfortunate life that Phil makes the best of.
Phil is a long-time oft-recurring character in my world,Li!
See https://youtu.be/jsELmvd7YSs
Ah yes, it’s been awhile. I remember listening to this. 🙂
Fun!
My intention exactly, Chris!
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Damn you, CE, you stole my ruse for ignoring the prompt before I could even get into second gear. Tres amusant, mon ami.
Laughing. There’s a horse in my story, and a man!
Glad you enjoyed, Doug.
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And I’m-a no see no fox-a!
I don’t write a description of the prompt, I write something inspired (if that’s the right word in this case) by it.
So there’s a man and a big horse, what more do you want?
PS and the photo was taken in France, so for more about Phil the Fox just watch the video and chill, babe:
Smiling …
O mamma mia! This-a is-a some-a funny stuff-a you write-a!
I’m-a no know what I’m-a gonna do with this-a pictha!
What’s-a going on-a here? A big-a horse-a. A man-a in a bath-a-robe-a?
A fa Napoli! I’m-a so confuse-a right now!
Je parle pas Italiano, so je don’t comprend what tu say ici.
Just écris a wee histoire and don’t-a complain-a!
Eye roll….
Ladysighs gives thanks to you kind sir
Wild thistles she does prefer
Wildness in her now begins to stir
And she invites you to join her
Dear ladysighs what can I say
your charming words have made my day
no more work it’s time to play
so pucker up I’m on my way
enough said
Laughing at ze wonderful accent.
And poor Phil ze Fox and all his urban fox pals.
Pe’aps I will bump into ‘im as I wander srough ze Glasgow smirr zis afternoon,
Hey, I could take ‘im for a gourmet meal in ze French restaurant and drink a toast to ‘is old grandfazer!
Great smile-inducing story for a wet day in Scotland.
Aye, well, when you live in a country for 10 years you pick up a few words, n’est-ce pas?
Ol’ Phil has appeared here a few times over the years, never lets me down when I’m stuck!