Friday Fictioneers
This week,our fabulous hostess Rochelle Wisoff-Fields decided to give us a gift at FF by posting the photo prompt a day early 🙂 So we early birds caught the worm and are now sitting pretty on Tuesday,imagining it to be the weekend 😀 Those of you who are fellow addicts at FF already know what I am talking about – for all others, here is the link to the site. http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/friday-fictioneers-2/ Check it out,I promise you will not egret it 🙂
This week’s photo prompt has been provided by John Nixon .It has a lot of promise and I know that this week I will be reading more than 100 fantastic takes on this prompt.Sadly,my muse has gone on a vacation,so I had to spill out whatever occurred to me-could not miss the early bird prize now,could I? My 100 words follow the photo below 🙂
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Enchanted
“There is nothing bewitching about this forest, “hissed Marge.
“Yeah, it’s ugly!”
“Shh…The elves may not like it Pat,” warned Nina.
“Elves?”Giggled Cory.
“Fairies too,” whispered Tory, her twin.
“Where are the magical beings?”Marge looked angrily at Nina.
Hidden eyes watched.
“Kids don’t believe in magic nowadays!” exclaimed the fairy Queen.
“Yet, they love video games!” the elf remarked.
“Where do they think those fantasy ideas came from?” the Witch sneered.
“So, trick or treat?” the imp winked.
“Both!”
Roots crept up wrapping the kids.
They screamed in terror.
Then, open mouthed they watched the forest transform magically…
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@Zebra Crossing 
Trick or treat? Both!
Haha I love it! Very entertaining post Atreyee!
Thank you Madhura-am glad you enjoyed this 🙂
I enjoyed the comment about the video games and where they came from. Good one!
janet
Thank you so much Janet:-)
Oh lovely! I’m going to convince myself this was a happy ending. Nicely done.
Thank you Sandra :-)Yes,I too envisaged a happy ending after that “lesson” 😉
This is a great read..
Thank you YS:-)Am so late this time in reading FF-hoping to make the rounds tonight-my health is down and I have been burning the candle at both ends-have to learn to be selective and not be obsessed about reading every entry in every challenge and commenting on them-the load is increasing as I am finding it tough to keep up.Finished reading and commenting on all the Trifecta entries today early afternoon-sigh!u tc and keep smiling:-)
It is such a lively idiom and conveys so much about a person.
I am sad to learn you are not fully fit 😦
Forget all things and look after yourself – sehat badi nemat hai.
Thank you YS-kaha to aapne sahi hi hai-kosish kar rahi hoon-samay hi batayega ki kitni safal ho pati hoon:-) U tc too my friend
🙂
Hopefully they’ll let the kids go after they’ve treated them to a bit of a magical show 🙂
😀 Yes,I think that’s their plan-remember they said “both”? ;-)Thanks DR for coming by to read and for the comment-am again running late but am not keeping well and with so much reading and commenting,am falling back-sigh!
Eeek! Hope they let the kids go after a good scare. Though I imagine there must be many ways to hide the bodies in an enchanted forest 🙂
Lol,no wyou are giving me ideas that I love ;-)But yes,they will let them go-they are just having fun and teaching them not to pooh pooh magic and such 😉
Gorgeous photo! And your story reminds me on a scene from “Once Upon a Time”
Thank you HM :-)The photo was a prompt that was provided by the site for the writing challenge and the story was based on/inspired by that.I have not heard of this movie-will google it-living in India dies not give us that much opportunity to catch all English movies-hope the movie was good? 🙂
It’s a show & yes, it’s very good. Complete twist-a-round on the well-known fairy tale characters.
Thank you once again 🙂
Yikes! I think it’s time to unplug that video game! 😀 Great story.
Ha!ha!So true ;-)Thanks Linda for coming by to read-I am yet to start reading FF-finished reading and commenting on Trifecta entries today 😛
Phew! It’s a daunting job isn’t it? 😀
Verry..last week I didn’t get to all the posts and it made me feel very bad but my health is not allowing me to do what I would love to-am not sure if this week I should submit for it would be unfair to let people read and comment if I cannot return the favour-sigh!Will see..
Oh I’m sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well. I do hope you’re feeling better soon! I’ve cut my blog way back to one day a week (Sundays) for awhile to work on some other writing and recharge my batteries a bit. I feel the same way you do if I’m not going to have time to read and comment, I don’t link up — otherwise I can’t live with the guilt! LOL!! 😀
Yes,so true-am feeling a wee bit better but not totally.Net was down for the last 3 days-so was forced to rest,lol!
Hah! Maybe that was a sign . . . to rest . . . 😀 HA!
Ha!ha!So true!
:D!!
((HUGS))
Ah. hope it was a small trick.. better bring a treat into the woods from now on…
😉 Yes,it was Bjorn-they will be released after that magic show and hopefully will go home having learnt their lesson.Thanks for coming by as always 🙂
Eeek! You scared me! What a cute idea and I loved that they know kids play video games (or course because the roots travel underground like a telephone line to other trees). Amazing! I so enjoy being able to read all these stories from all of the Really, really good writers! Thanks, Nan 🙂
Aww Nan,what a lovely comment-you made my day!Thank you so much 🙂
Atreyee, you have to love a moving enchanted forest. Lovely piece with a lot of unanswered questions. Well done.
Thank you dear Michael-glad it struck the right notes and hopefully the kids will find their own answers 🙂
Grim’s Fairytale would be proud.
Aww,what a superb compliment-am beaming-thank you so much Dawn 😀
I like magical tales like that. Very whimsical and nicely done!
Thank you Perry-good to see you here-all the kids)(in us)
love fairy tales and magic,no? :-)Will be coming by tomorrow to read the entries on FF ,see you then
I think they’ve made believers of those kids, although it might not do them any good now.
Yes David .I too believe that they have but you know they are not really bad-so the kids will be allowed to go home after the magic show-hopefully they would not forget the lesson ;-)Thanks so much for coming by to read and comment:-)
Dear Atreyee,
Let me preface my comment by saying that I didn’t decide to post early. 😉 When scheduling ahead I put in the wrong date. I was as surprised and unnerved by the early post as anyone. :O
Your forest is enchanting and the children would have done well to be mindful of the true fairies. Nice one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Lol,I know you didn’t but better early than late-it gave me the much needed breather-am not keeping well and am trying to read,comment and fi t in some writing too but failing miserably-sigh!Will have to rethink my strategy and maybe try to give up the OCD I have about reading and commenting on each and every entry on every challenge I participate in 😛 Thank you so much Rochelle for the lovely comment and for liking my story 🙂
Good, well done, and charming story. It looks like all the little magical people of the woods will have the last say. They’ve made believers of those kids. I have a feeling it’ll be a happy, though scary ending.
You got it right Patricia-you are very perceptive:-) It will be a happy ending after they learn their lesson 😀 Thank you so much for coming by-will come by tomorrow to read and comment on FF entries-am not keeping well-so trying to taker it easy
A magical story with a happy ending too, now that’s a bonus.
Ha!ha!You are so right Subroto-comiung from my camp,it definitely is a bonus ;-)Thanks so much for stopping by-I will catch up tomorrow with FF readings
I love the fantasy feeling that you created! It was such a delight to read! Well done!
Aww Adelie,you always say such lovely things-thank you so much:-) I will be coming by to read and comment on the FF entries tomorrow
I love magical stories. 🙂 Well done!
Thank you so much Judah 🙂
This had a magical quality that I liked a lot. Very nicely done.
Dee
Aww,thanks Dee-am glad you liked it:-)Will be stopping by tomorrow to read the FF submissions-see you then,tc
Turn about is fair play, eh? Teach the little darlings to watch what they say–among other things. Good read.
You hit the nail on the head Sorchai :-)Thanks for stopping by:-)
seemed the kids got a good scare. must be fun. :).
Ha!ha!Yes they did and they also got to see some real magic-hopefully they learnt their lesson:-)Thanks for stopping by Plaridel
Interesting and enjoyable story Atreyee. Fun to read.
Thank you dear Indira:-)
Scary, that. Still, now they know. Enjoyed.
:-)Thank you Patrick
atrm61 – I’m a little slow and just realized zebra crossing is your blog name!
I also enjoyed the link you made between the fantasy video games and this fantasy story.
BA,its not any of our fault-it had taken me a long time too to understand these things-some of the bloggers have two/three diff blogs and I find it hard to keep track and try to keep the blog icon(?) in mind while responding,lol!
Thank you so much for liking my entry-am going to come by after lunch (my time) to start reading the FF submissions-will read yours too:-)
Magical…meal? Scaringly delicious…
Ha!ha!No,not meal-only a scare and then after the magic show,they will be allowed to leave-hopefully having learnt their lesson,they would behave:-)Thanks for stopping to read and comment Mollie
I’m glad there’s a treat in there as well as a trick, though I doubt if the kids will feel too endeared towards the magical creatures afterwards!
Nice read 🙂
Yes,you got it right Siobhan and I giggled at the last part of your comment-the kids better be wary though ;-)Thank you for stopping by to read and comment 🙂
Right…where do these for video games come from? From the fairies and elves, of course! I loved the wrapping trees at the end. Nice one, Atreyee.
:-)Thank you for the beautiful comment Amy
Even without your muse you wrote a fantastic tale!
Aww,thank you Bryan-you are very kind-sorry am late in responding but am not keeping well,thus this delay-am not sure if this week I will submit anything-let’s see,u tc 🙂
The photo lent itself to a wonderful, wry fantasy story. The “mythical” birds, beasties, and beings exact their revenge! I love it, Atreyee!
Thank you Leigh-sorry am late in responding-am not keeping well-dunno if I will be participating this week or not-will try to come by and read your’s,tc
Your story is a good comment on modern life, and how we’ve lost some of the old enchantment, but I guess the only thing that’s constant is change. Ron
Thank you Ron for the lovely comment 🙂
love the trick and treat idea…that should stir up some excitement with those video gamers. 😛 cool fairy tale!
Thank you dear Sun:-)Am not keeping well,so this week I may be missing from FF-am not sure as yet -I hate not being able to read all the entries -so..sigh!You tc ,love xx
oh, hope you get the energy up soon…Rochelle put a nice tip in this week’s FF about reading/commenting. reading a few entries before and after sounds like a workable plan. i also like to include those that comment on my post as well. sending you some healing rays!! ♥
That’s not fair. You can’t end it there – I want more! Really enjoyed your views from both sides of the forest – very clever.
Ha!ha!Sarah,you are so sweet,thank you my dear!Am battling some health demons now,so my brains are like mush now-wrote only one entry this week-will be submitting only after I finish catching up with last week’s comments-no idea if I will enter FF this week-let us see,u tc xx