Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Little Miss Muffet Revisited

Writing Prompt: Rewrite a nursery rhyme (Three Blind Mice, Jack and Jill, etc.) from a character's point of view.

"Mom, can I have breakfast under the tree out front?"

"Are you dressed?"

"I can be in just a minute."

"I'll get your bowl of curds and whey ready. You might want to take something to sit on so you won't get dirty."

"Okay. I'm ready."

The door slammed and Miss Muffet carefully carried her bowl to the base of the tree. Sitting there, she watched the birds playing at the bird feeder and the sheep playing in the nearby field.
As she sat, a spider made his way to within inches of Miss Muffet's face. Seeing movement from the side, Miss Muffet turned her head and found herself eyeball to eyeball with the spider. Jumping up, she knocked the bowl of curds and whey into the dirt.

"Mom, Mom! A spider!"

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