'Shall I say a few words?' he asked.
'We should sing a song' Lily said.
'That one we sing at church about big and small animals, because he was small wasn’t he and we took good care of him, didn’t we?'
George blushed.
Lily hid a smile.
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George and Lily stood in the garden and Lily gazed into the shoe box, wrinkling her nose at the smell of the dearly departed soul. George couldn’t tell Lily how the toad had died. He remembered its look of surprise, as he squeezed it into the seat of the toy car.
'Shall I say a few words?' he asked. 'We should sing a song' Lily said. 'That one we sing at church about big and small animals, because he was small wasn’t he and we took good care of him, didn’t we?' George blushed. Lily hid a smile.
Fliss Zakaszewska
28/1/2022 06:05:20 pm
Sweet and sad little story about (I guess siblings) and their tame toad.
Pamela Kennedy
28/1/2022 09:15:37 pm
I echo Fliss' sentiments.
Andrea Damic
28/1/2022 09:28:43 pm
Lily knew what George did, didn't she?! She must have according to the last sentence. Well done.
Sue Clayton
29/1/2022 12:40:07 am
The thought of squeezing a toad into anything makes my flesh crawl. The loss of a pet through squeezing it into the driver's seat made me smile. Comments are closed.
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"Classic"
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