Susanna Hill’s is hosting a Christmas Holiday Hero contest. Check it out here!
Here is one of my entries! Unsuspecting of the danger lurking in the twinkling gloom of the Christmas lights, the ornaments of Christmastree slumbered in their branches. One lone ornament stood guard, Sock Monkey. Without warning, Catzilla attacked. He wrecked the balls. The shiny globes shattered on the floor. He swatted snowflakes while gnawing an antler. Green needles rained down. Monkey snatched a candy cane and leapt to the floor. He faced the feline. Catzilla’s tail flicked once…twice. Then he pounced. Monkey dodged then jabbed with his sword. Hissing, Catzilla batted it away. Monkey recovered. His weapon whistled through the air as he drove Catzilla back…back…and into the strand of lights. The cord tangled around her paw. She yanked. The lights flickered out. An ornament screamed. Someone yelled, “Where’s Rudolph when you need him?!” “Fear Not!” Monkey called. “I’ll make our night merry and bright.” Dropping his sword, Monkey grappled along the cord until he reached its end. He hoisted the plug into the outlet. The room flooded with light and cheers. “Oh snow!” gasped Frosty, “Catzilla, behind you!” Monkey reached for his sword, but grasped empty air. Weaponless, he dashed for the safety of the tree. Catzilla’s breath heated Monkey’s neck. Just when it looked like he was catnip, nutcracker tossed out a strand of tinsel. Monkey grabbed hold and swung into the branches. Catzilla slid past and crashed into the tree. Spitting pine needles, he slunk away. Monkey returned to his guard post. “Until we meet again, Catzilla. Until we meet again.”
17 Comments
12/9/2018 04:11:45 am
What fun word play and what an original story! Of course the cat would attack the tree so why not have the ornaments fight back? Great job and good luck!
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12/9/2018 09:37:36 am
Such fun action! I like the multiple heroes too!😊 Good luck in the contest.
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Ciara
12/10/2018 10:03:13 am
Thanks Kaitlyn!
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Patricia Nozell
12/9/2018 11:30:47 am
What a lively battle. So glad Sock Monkey & the other ornaments outwitted Catzilla.
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Ciara
12/10/2018 10:02:45 am
I am glad you enjoyed it. I found writing the action a fun challenge! But man, I don’t usually read “action” packed writing. As I did research, There were many examples that were gory. I kept thinking, golly, my hero is a sock monkey! But, it was a great exercise! But, ewww!
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Lucretia Schafroth
12/10/2018 07:06:56 am
An action-packed adventure tale...fun word play and wonderful characters!
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Ciara
12/10/2018 09:55:07 am
Thanks Lucretia!!! I love puns. It makes my heart happy when others enjoy them too! My husband just gives me the eye. ?
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12/10/2018 08:34:14 am
We need a sock monkey guarding our tree from our cat. Good luck!
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Ciara
12/10/2018 09:52:39 am
Oh cats!!!! You have to love them even when they eat your ornaments, right? Thanks for stopping by!
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12/10/2018 10:17:29 am
Sock monkeys are cheeky little creatures so this story made me laugh. The movie reel ran while I read. Great story!
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Ciara
12/10/2018 10:21:53 am
Yes! I love Sock Monkeys! Thanks for commenting!
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Sarah Meade
12/11/2018 05:37:21 pm
What a fun story! I could picture the battle around the Christmas tree.
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Nancy Riley
12/11/2018 08:05:52 pm
This has great kid appeal. What a fun story!
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12/11/2018 09:01:58 pm
I can just see this battle taking place. There's some serious action in this story. Very fun.
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Ciara
12/12/2018 05:59:02 pm
Ahhh! Thank you! This short story made me realize action scenes are not easy to write! This took some research and a whole lot of editing! Thank you for the sweet complement! It made the hard work and coffee guzzling worth it!
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12/12/2018 06:50:34 pm
Wow! What a fun, action-packed, Sock Monkey Superhero to the rescue against the archvillain Catzilla holiday hero story, Ciara!!! VERY entertaining! The writing made me think of the old Batman TV show - POW! SOCK! OOF! :) Thanks for an original and creative entry!
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Ciara
12/12/2018 07:26:34 pm
Thanks, Susanna! You made my heart happy!!! And my son will be so pleased to hear that about Batman! He loves all things Batman. (They even call me Batmama sometimes. Yes insert, the theme music here. ?)
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