Can You Tell A Story In…

It’s the Thursday before Christmas, so how about a Christmas story challenge? Here you go:

Can you tell a story in 25 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story:

  • CRACKERS
  • TURKEY
  • SHEPHERD
  • STOCKING
  • MISTLETOE

Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 8 words using the following two words in it somewhere:

  • BROCCOLI
  • CHEEK

Here are your delightful stories:

Kim Smyth:

She stuck the offensive broccoli in her cheek.

Lance Greenfield:

Bruno Broccoli is a cheeky, cheery little lad.

Chris Page:

Bond kissed Barbara Broccoli on the wrong cheek!

Christine Mallaband-Brown:

His cheeky beard resembled burnt broccoli with mustard!

Ritu:

Broccoli in my cauliflower cheese? What a cheek!

Michael B Fishman:

Pureeing broccoli. Cheeky move, friend.

Love,

The Cat.

Treehugger:

Scrumptious. Poached broccoli with a braised pig’s cheek.

Sharron P:

Twenty pounds a bag of broccoli? Damn cheek!

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17 responses to “Can You Tell A Story In…”

  1. Christmas shopping list:
    One Turkey
    One packet crackers
    New stockings
    Spring of mistletoe…
    But why ask for a shepherd?
    Did she want a shepherd’s pie?

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    1. I love how you got the shepherd in 😁

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  2. CRACKERS
    TURKEY
    SHEPHERD
    STOCKING
    MISTLETOE

    Miss Turnbull grabbed the crackers, turkey, and veggies to start her shepherds pie. After dinner, they kissed under the mistletoe and she hung his stocking.

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    1. Very well done, Kim 😊

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      1. Thanks ☺️

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  3. Mr Shepherd eyed the mistletoe above, then the turkey in his arms.
    ‘Kiss this bird?’
    His be-stockinged wife, Mrs Shepherd, nodded.
    ‘You must be crackers!’

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    1. I love that! Thanks, Ritu 🥰

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      1. 😊😊😊

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  4. The lonely shepherd was spending Christmas in the Swiss mountains. He was stocking up on Turkey, ham, cheese, and crackers. Mistletoe omitted. Only sheep for company.

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    1. That made me laugh. Thanks, Sheila.

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  5. My collie, Crackers, was shepherding a flock of turkey through the yard when Brad came out in his stockings. “Kiss me, Kate! Here’s the mistletoe!”

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    1. Hilarious! Thanks for that Trent.

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    Sam’s shepherd costume shrunk in the wash.
    Snagged my stockings.
    Forgot to defrost turkey.
    Grandad cornered me with the mistletoe!
    Jesus, Christmas drives me crackers!

    Merry Christmas Everybody

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    1. Thanks, Val. Merry Christmas!

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  7. She didn’t care about the turkey or the run in her stockings. Kissing the shepherd under the mistletoe danced in her head. Was she crackers?

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    1. That’s great! It made me smile. Thanks, Ann. Happy Christmas 🎄

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