She raised her eyebrows at the steaks next to the grill then removed the toilet paper tube binoculars from around his neck when he bent to kiss her, used them to scan the back yard.
“Oh, I see them, how magnificent- listen to those wolves howl!”
Marlie and Sofie paused in their howling until they heard an answering howl, then Tommy appeared and joined the two wolves underneath the tree fort, Marlie’s mother continuing to watch through the cardboard binoculars from a safe distance, reporting to her husband as he placed the steaks on the grill.
“A young male has joined them, he seems surprised to see the older female; there’s definitely some bristling and posturing- oh, she has knocked him down and is baring her teeth! The female wolves are howling again and are now off on the hunt, while the male is sulking over this way.”
Handing back the paper binoculars, she scampered away from where she’d set her briefcase on the grass, joined her voice with that of the first two wolves, howling away in the wilds of the backyard, leaving her aproned husband to explain to Tommy that it was indeed a fact that a girl wolf can be leader of the pack, and that he would have to stop trying to run the wolves if he wanted to run with them.
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The six sentence story prompt word this week is “howl”. Go to GirlieOntheEdge to leave your six sentence story and to read those of others. Thank you Denise for the prompt. Some of you might recognize Marlie and her family and her friends Tommy and Sofie. They were most recently in a Six, “Cracking the Code” and “Pomme De Terre“. Marlie started out with a six sentence prompt, “Destiny” and had her first stories strung together and published in Santa Barbara Literary Journal Volume 3, Bellatrix.
Children are so creative in their play. I could easily visualize this scene. Great SSS.
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Yes, I love how Marlie plays. I also love how her parents play too. Thanks, Pat.
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Owooooo!
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Well said, Chelsea. Back at ya.
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😀
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Great 🙂
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Thanks, Reena.
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Easy to believe, easy to visualize… super six
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Thanks.
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Yep, all the above… that answered 🙂
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Thanks.
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🙂
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Like minds, yo.*
Funny you should mention packs… as they are the social ordering paradigm of one of the three worldviews.
…love the cardboard binoculars.
*sorta… I will say this, any story that hits ‘Play’ in the Reader’s own, personal, sound effects library is a well written story… talk about ‘cha engaging! lol
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Yo, thanks, man. Those binoculars weren’t truly necessary, but I liked them too, so there they are. It’s a playful place, Marlie’s home.
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Fantastic. When I had a male and female dog at the same time the female was definitely the dominant leader of the pack.
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A great lesson in wildlife and women. You master this six-sentence form, impressive sentences!
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Or perhaps a lesson in wild women and life?
I am flattered if you appreciate my sentencing. I admit to being more careful than I was when new to this. I try to be less cavalier, sloppy if you will, with syntax. Try to say what needs to be said within the constraints and without too many run-on sentences. As you know, the trick is in the constraint.
Thank you for your kind comments.
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How fun! I am partial to those adults with the ability to seamlessly slip into youthful, imaginative play. I mean, why not? 😀
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Some play weekly, six sentences at a time.
Yep, this was fun. I like this family.
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Thinking about those binoculars takes me way back to my childhood and how that would have been so awesome. Oh wait! I’m thinking I could do that now! Great six!
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Ha! I now expect you to make yourself some binoculars. Just use them appropriately.
Thanks Lisa.
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My nephew would soooo do that! He has real ones, but I could see him all into that.
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Am I the only one who thought the characters were werewolves? The narrative was convincing me that the characters had dual personalities. Nice Six!
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Ha! If you read previous episodes you’ll see they are just a playful family. Yikes, now you’re scaring me though.
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Toilet paper binoculars. What a great idea! I use the darned things for spyglasses and megaphones. My grandson loves the altered sound of my voice. He’s only fourteen months, so he really doesn’t get the spyglass.
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Thanks. I liked that detail too. I just saw them on the dad, as he had been with the girls all day.
Keep having a howling good time with your grandson.
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Such fun, it’s good that mom joins in!
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Yep. Arooo!
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That’s good advice every young wolf needs to learn.
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Marie is of a wise family. She’s glad her Auntie Norah stopped by.
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Hehehe. Auntie Norah is too. 🙂
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