The sign read. Please don’t feed the seagulls. They’ll think they can have all your picnic.
Sarah said, “Awwww. Poor seagulls. They look hungry.”
She broke her sandwich into pieces, and the cawing herring gulls swooped down and picked the bread out of her hand.
Chris smiled at her. She was always so kind and this was why he loved her dearly. He took the ring from his pocket and held it out to her. “Sarah, will you marry me?”
The seagull saw the ring and thought it looked delicious. It wasn’t—but you took whatever you could get from tourists.
Love it.
Quite good. Liked the last sentence.
Liked knowing the seagull’s perspective!
Thanks to everyone for your comments. As Shannon says, authors do like feedback!
The idea for the story came from when my wife and I were walking along the beautiful Victorian pier at Llandudno, in Wales. There was the sign!
My wife asked if I had ever wondered what the seagulls thought of it – and this got me thinking about the seagulls’ view of tourists!
Thanks for reading these little stories. I hope to write some more of them for you in the future.
Best wishes to you all
Frank