The Mouse and the Lion - lipogram - verb, person

Today's #afewwordsaday #KAFWAD submission

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23rd September

Well, as this is about a mouse and a lion, the only vowel left is an ‘a’. Let’s see how I get on.

Prompts / date	23  September 2015
FMS Photo a day	yellow
Text type	lipogram
Sentence type	Verb, person
Story	The mouse and the lion

verb, person

gives sentence importance

verb is followed by a comma then name or personal pronoun

Tiptoeing, he tried to sneak out.

Lipogram

Another Oulipian technique

The text is constrained by excluding a particular letter, usually a vowel.

The little grey mouse bumped into the huge, sleeping, yellow lion in the forest. Unwisely, he climbed up onto the lion, crowing: “Snoozy old lions do not bother us mice!” The lion, by now not sleepy, but wired, held the mouse down. His mouth drooling, thinking of his dinner.

The mouse begged for its life, “Don’t kill me. In time I will help you!”  The lion, finding this thought ridiculous, let the mouse go.

The next morning, the mouse does indeed help the lion, who is in a hunter’s net. The mouse chewed through the rope. The lion is reprieved, he couldn’t believe it: “You wonderful mouse!”

I have an ‘a’ – just one! Can you help me out? Can you Change that sentence?

I see - The frog prince

Today's #afewwordsaday #KAFWAD submission

Why not join me? Today's prompts are below. Prompts for the rest of the week are in a separate post just below.

10th September 2015

Normally you should vary your sentences, and there is no need to use all these conjunctions in consecutive sentences. I have done it so that there are examples of each.

Prompts / date	10th September 2015
FMS Photo a day	I see
Text type	Mini –saga / flash fiction
Sentence type	BOYS
Story	The frog prince

Mini-saga / flash fiction	Tell the story in exactly 50 words. Carefully consider what are the main points in the story.
B.O.Y.S.	A compound sentence: the first part of the ends in a comma, second starts with a connective: but, or, yet, so. She was happy, but got upset. The cakes could be chocolate, or mint. It was a warm day, yet the storm clouds gathered. John was hungry, so he ate all the pies.

I see a golden opportunity, thought the frog when the princess lost her ball in the spring.

The frog found her ball, but the princess ignored him.

The king said she must keep her promise, or else!

She didn’t want to share her things with him, yet she did. This broke a spell, so the frog became a prince and they lived happily together ever after.

Help - The Clever Little Tailor

Today's #afewwordsaday #KAFWAD submission

Why not join me? Today's prompts are below. Prompts for the rest of the week are in a separate post just below.

8th September 2015

Prompts
FMS Photo a day	Help
Text type	Film script
Sentence type	Some, other
Story	The Clever Little Tailor

Film script	A film script is like a play script but should be:  written in 12pt courier, names are in capitals; scene headings, slug line Slug line has 3 parts: setting, interior (INT) or exterior (EXT) location, time of day (morning, dusk etc) Film scripts don't tell emotion of character - focus is on what can be seen.
Some, other	This type of sentence makes comparisons, two clauses separated by a semi colon.

I’m just doing a small part of the story today:

EXT. A FOREST – DAY

TITLE: THE CLEVER LITTLE TAILOR

FADE FROM BLACK

We see the little tailor wearing a girdle with the words ‘Seven in one blow’ embroidered on it; and the giant standing in the forest. A huge oak tree is lying on the ground near them.

                          GIANT

      Now we will see if you are able to carry anything properly.

             (He takes the little tailor to the mighty oak tree)

If you are strong enough, help me to carry the tree out of the forest.

                          THE TAILOR

             (With gusto)

      Readily!

             (Now commanding.)

Take you the trunk on your shoulders, and I will raise up the branches and twigs; after all, they are the heaviest.

The giant takes the trunk on his shoulder, the tailor seats himself on a branch. The GIANT cannot look round and carries the whole tree and the LITTLE TAILOR into the bargain: THE LITTLE TAILOR is clearly merry and happy.

                          THE LITTLE TAILOR

             (Whistling the tune: ’Three tailors rode forth from the gate,’)

      The giant, is visibly exhausted from dragging the heavy tree, stops.

                          GIANT

Hark you, I shall have to let the tree fall!’

The tailor springs nimbly down and seizes the tree with both arms as if he had been carrying it.

                          THE LITTLE TAILOR

             (Mocking)

Some think you are a great fellow, others will now know you cannot even carry a tree!

THE LITTLE TAILOR and the GIANT continue through the forest.

FADE TO BLACK