Here’s this week’s story challenge for you:
Can you tell a story in 12 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story:
- SMOOTHIE
- BAGPIPES
Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 33 words using the following words in it somewhere:
- ZUMBA
- ELEPHANT
- CROWN
- ASPARAGUS
Here are your funny stories:
Nicola Daly:
‘We’re going live to the O2 arena where Erica Elephant has just been crowned queen of Zumba. So, Erica, what’s your big secret to winning?’
‘I eat asparagus. Every day. And then I Zumbaaaaa-zumbaaaa-zumba!’
The circus elephant was eating asparagus while standing on a stool and wearing a crown. What wonderful tricks and here I am thinking I’m special for doing a Zumba class. (I didn’t really).
Did you ever see an elephant do the Zumba for his birthday? He wears a crown and eats asparagus while shaking all four legs around, and sways his immense body to the beat.
“Well! Will you stop referring to me as elephant-like?” Julie confronted her husband after weeks of Zumba classes and losing twenty-five pounds. Her diet of asparagus was the delicious crown of her diet.
Is Zumba an exercise? June said as she looked over the ornamental crown of elephant asparagus, (think long wavering stems). She stood up and tried to shimmy, but tripped and fell down flat!
Squirreljan:
Englebert was doing the Zumba, wearing a crown of asparagus. “I’m the king of the swingers,” he sang, sashaying towards his wife.
“You idiot,” she shouted. “You’re an flippin’ elephant; have some gravitas.”
I often wonder what happened to ‘Nellie the Elephant’ from that childhood TV show. Did she loose weight eating asparagus and taking up Zumba? Does she still wear a crown at the circus?
The annual ramblers crown hunt was tough for Brenda. She should have done more Zumba classes! She belched loudly! Hmm, asparagus soup! With such dodgy knees Brenda felt as nimble as an elephant!
Olaf Sturlasson’s Poetry Corner:
An elephant joined a zumba class
And won a crown of asparagus
He did this in a talent contest
Where everybody voted him best
At sleight of hand, magic tricks
And high kicks.
We were all starving hungry following our Zumba class. We either headed to the Rose and Crown, or sometimes the Elephant and Castle, to dive into creamed asparagus soup and hot buttered toast.
Sharron P:
She was dreaming – elephants couldn’t Zumba! Especially not one wearing a crown. Though it was very good, she had to admit. She’d drunk too much asparagus flavoured wine the night before. Never again!
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Esther Chilton 
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