Here’s this week’s story challenge for you:
Can you tell a story in 39 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story:
- ICON
- DROOL
- PENSION
- ROCKET
- COUCH
Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 23 words using the following words in it somewhere:
- QUINOA
- FERRET
- THWART
Here are your amusing stories:
Leslie’s attempts to claim victory in the ferret-legging championship were thwarted as the ferret burst out, tempted by the irresistible aroma of quinoa.
Fred’s plans were thwarted by new fangled snacks. All he wanted with his pint of Fursty Ferret was pork scratchings, not quinoa chips!
Freddy the ferret tried to taste my quinoa, yet I thwarted his attempts by using a spray bottle filled with water. It worked!
In a quaint kitchen, a ferret named Finn discovered a hidden stash of quinoa. He nibbled joyfully, oblivious to the owner’s plans to thwart him.
John W. Howell (in only 12 words):
I’m feeding my ferret quinoa in an effort to thwart mammal reflux.
To thwart the ferret that kept getting into the quinoa bag, I installed an alarm that went off if the bag was touched.
Murray Clarke:
Keeping a wild ferret healthy can be challenging. I’ve tried feeding mine quinoa, high in protein, but all my attempts have been thwarted.
The tiny rodent decided to ferret around in quinoa for warmth but a human managed to thwart his efforts and fished him out.
“That dratted ferret stole all my quinoa again today! I must thwart it’s ambitions and fight back! It’s running rampant,” said the mole.
Squirreljan:
Quinoa is the perfect way to thwart the ferret waiting to pounce on my stomach whenever I eat gluten products. Pity it’s horrible.
“That polecat’s eating the quinoa!” yelled the chef, wielding a knife.
“Not my ferret!” the housekeeper screeched. She had to thwart his intent.
Can I thwart my pet ferret into becoming a vegitarian? He may like quinoa and quorn stew for dinner instead of hunting rabbits.
“If you know ‘er, then you’d know she eats quinoa,” said the ferret, trying to thwart me with quirky questions and ridiculous rhymes.
“You can try to keep the quinoa from us,” the militant ferret shrieked, “but you will never thwart our plans for world domination!”
Utahan15 went slightly over but produced a great poem:
such a rat
ferret out
the traitor
with trepidition
and the tainting of our tradition
presuppose
for he or she to thumb their nose
we shall feed them quinoa
And poetessadeilibri was a little over too, but has written a gripping story:
They caught a ferret in the kitchen cupboard eating quinoa.
“Go away, you’re spreading a disease!” The man panicked and, attempting to thwart the animal, poured bleach over it.
The ferret turned white. His girlfriend picked it up in her hands, as if it were a stoat—a fatal movement—and immediately found herself with a beautiful scarf for Christmas.
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Esther Chilton 
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