Fiction Shorts Random Drabble 76
The Narrow-Eyed Man
It just proves kids shouldn’t jump to conclusions
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1 min readMar 16, 2024
Random drabble 76: “brook”
The gardener was an evil man. He had narrow eyes, and everyone knew narrow-eyed people were evil. He also had a beard, and Mom had told Dad she would divorce him if he grew a beard.
A monster crossed the little brook one day. Mommy screamed, and Daddy got his gun, but it was too late. The monster charged at him while Mommy and I hid in the closet.
When we finally came out, we saw the monster was dead. The narrow-eyed gardener had killed him and saved us all. Narrow-eyed men aren’t so bad after all.
“Each day, I post a word for the following day. Your challenge is to write a drabble (a story of exactly 100 words) in which the day’s random word features.” Nancy Oglesby
