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A Fairytale

January 22, 2018 4 Comments

A Fairytale

By Lizzy Huitson

Once upon a time, a she-wolf watched a handsome swan bathing in a forest pond, and fell in love the way she-wolves do, which feels a lot like hunger. So she ate him up. Some time later, she laid an egg. The egg hatched, and out slithered a tiny wolf pup, with stubby wings. The she-wolf felt a great surge of mother-love, which, to a she-wolf, feels a lot like hunger. She thought that she must feed this pup well, so it could grow great strong wings like its father, and fly far away from her before it was too late.

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  1. julianasunblog says

    January 22, 2018 at 11:22 am

    Loved the fairy tale. Violent and endearing at the same time, an awfully difficult contrast to create. One of the best 101 words I have read.

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  2. b. says

    January 22, 2018 at 11:37 am

    A well written fairytail with a very innovative twist. Thank you for sharing a vision of your make believe world.

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  3. Jen HQ says

    January 23, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Love this story! Great writing!!

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  4. b. says

    January 23, 2018 at 1:38 pm

    Didn’t get it huh? fairy TAIL! Like the wolf that lays eggs….

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