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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Fireflies

Copyright – Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
"I love fireflies!”
“Yes. I love them too!”
“I always wonder where does their fire come from…”
“I think they burn up the food that they eat.”
“But, how do they light it up?”
“I don’t know. Maybe with a matchstick, maybe a Zippo..”
“Or maybe they jump into a fire!”
“Yes. Maybe. Did you eat well?”
“Yes, I did.”
Saying this, the two moths smiled at each other and jumped into the fire.
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This short story was submitted as part of Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
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14 comments:

  1. GraceSeptember 4, 2014 at 3:00 PM

    LOL That was awesome! Great job!

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  2. Bastet's Waka LibrarySeptember 5, 2014 at 1:05 AM

    What an original idea! Lovey.

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  3. RussellSeptember 5, 2014 at 6:23 AM

    What a clever tale. It made me smile :)

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  4. Alice AudreySeptember 5, 2014 at 7:13 AM

    Ah, so that's why they do it. It's a quest for beauty.

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  5. Rochelle Wisoff-FieldsSeptember 5, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    Dear Ankush,

    Clever story. I think the moths might have a surprise in store.

    shalom,

    Rochelle

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  6. PatSeptember 6, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    This was such an interesting read --- the dialogue fascinating and the characters - what a surprise! Loved it! Definitely one of the more original responses to the prompt this time around :)

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    Cute story....
    and now i jump out of my frying pan and into the fire....
    Randy

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  8. UmaSeptember 7, 2014 at 1:38 AM

    very cleverly done..did not expect the end :-)

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  9. P.S. JoshiSeptember 8, 2014 at 1:05 AM

    Ankush, Good dialogue. That was a fatal misunderstanding. It always is with moths. Well written. : ) ---Susan

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2014 at 5:54 AM

    Very clever! I love it! I will have the picture in my head the whole day! ;-) Helen

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  11. UnknownSeptember 8, 2014 at 8:46 AM

    Nice. I imagine that fireflies would have quite a fan club among the moths :) They'd probably be like the One Direction of the insect world, though doubtless with better songs.

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  12. SubrotoSeptember 9, 2014 at 12:46 AM

    Nicely done - an attraction like a moth to a flame.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2014 at 2:55 PM

    Ouch. Moths wanting to be like fireflies. One should be happy with who they are.
    Then again, they could be alien moths who are energized by fire and will therefore survive the blaze.
    I'm a romantic at heart. ;0)
    Nicely done.

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