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“A mouse took a stroll in the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good." As a 90's baby, I never heard this story and have recently been reading it to my son who has fell in love with it. Its a story all about overcoming fears and looking out for yourself. That's when I thought I'd love to read more stories like this to James and make it our story. That's where you all come in.

For this competition, I'd like you to write a short children's story, 500 words maximum. The best one will win!

Prize: 1 Month Forum VIP, 2 Raffle Tickets and 15 Rep

[Elegance]

Bump! New competition X

[Julielol]

Revenge Of The Vegetables!

Once upon a time there was a girl named Bella. Bella hated vegetables. Whenever her parents give her vegetables for dinner, she would just get angry and scream, " I hate vegetables!". What Bella doesn't know is that she is hurting the vegetable's feelings. When Bella finishes everything on her plate, except her vegetables, she walks away and goes up to her room to play with her dolls. When Bella and everyone else leaves the kitchen, the vegetables stand up! They are alive. "Jeez what a rude girl!" the broccoli said. "Yeah! Why won't she eat us?" the carrot cried. The tomato smirked evilly, "Tell you what, let's murder everyone who hates vegetables!" the tomato said. "Yeah good idea!" the cucumber jumped off the plate and grabbed a knife.

While Bella was sleeping the tomato and cucumber went upstairs to her room. The cucumber climbed up using the bed-sheet and the tomato tossed the knife up to the cucumber. The cucumber murdered the poor little girl in her sleep by stabbing her.
"Let's do this to everyone who hates vegetables!!" the tomato said.
"Yes!" the cucumber laughed evilly.
From that day, vegetables started murdering all kids that hated them. If you hate vegetables, you might be the next victim!

[Empousa]

The Duck and the Princess

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess by the name of Avia, living in the kingdom of Corvelia. Her mother, Sheridan, had been searching the kingdom for the perfect prince, but all the suitors so far lacked that... special connection with the princess once they met her.

Avia was on the verge of giving up when she heard a splash in their pond. Glancing over, she laughed at the sight of her favourite duck, named Arthur after the famous knight of the round table. Her mother apparently knew him, but the blonde didn't believe her. Everybody wished they did. Smiling, Avia stepped out to meet with the duck before covering her mouth to stifle a laugh.

The latest bachelor was in the water with Arthur sat on top of him. “Looks like my duck's jealous of all the handsome men coming over to see me,” she chuckled as she held out her hand to help him out of the pond.

“Jealous is an understatement, he actually flew onto my head and made me go in,” the man stated as she managed to get him out.

“He didn't mean to, I assure you,” she replied. “Come on, let's get you... wow.” Avia fell silent as she lifted her gaze to meet his, and she knew deep down that this was the one she was supposed to marry. Handsome was certainly an understatement in this man's case. All she could think about was what his lips tasted like against hers. As she leaned forward, closing her eyes, she missed the slight glow to the man's hand as he pulled her in. Once their lips met, she could feel something changing within her...

Her eyes opened, and then... they didn't exactly widen but they radiated shock. She was still kissing him but her face was more distant from his than it should have been and... why couldn't she feel the ground?!

As the princess looked down, she realised that her webbed feet were nowhere near the ground. He was holding her up...

Wait. Webbed feet?!

A slight chuckle escaped the man's mouth as he took Avia over to the pond, setting her down. She tried to shout at him, planning to say, “Unhand me you wizard!” But she was startled to find that the only sound leaving her mouth was incoherent quacking.

But... why did he lean down to stroke Arthur's head? He spoke, his voice kind, not the tone that the princess was expecting at all. “I understand that you're terrified, princess... but I think it's only fair that you see everybody available to you... after all, this young duck is a prince in his own way. And he wishes to be yours...”

Arthur quacked, and for the first time she could interpret his language. “I've been trying to ask you to kiss me for a long time, Princess Avia...”

“Why would a duck want to kiss a human?” the duck-princess quacked in response. “My cousin kissed a frog and he turned into a prince... giving up the freedom of the waters. But ducks also have the skies to explore!”

“Flying around is so tedious when you've got nobody to share the skies with, and only fish to share the pond with...”

If Avia could smile with her beak, she would have done. Instead, she offered Arthur a nuzzle with it. He was a really cute duck, and he didn't have anything human at all about him. But she had always wondered what it was like to be a duck... if he was a prince where he was from, she could be his princess.

“You don't have to be lonely. I'd happily give up my old life just to fly around with you. You're the only living creature that I've got a true connection with... I wouldn't want to leave you to explore without a companion to share the experience with...”

Arthur let out a small quack, and just like that... they connected. Without a second thought from either of them, the prince outstretched his wings, beating them rapidly to lift himself into the sky, closely followed by Avia, who was a little more unsteady, not being used to the way wings move. But she quickly got the hang of it, and the two ducks soared in the path of the sun, never to see the kingdom again, and they lived happily ever after.