Magical Innocence
Childrens Fiction
People fear me. Footsteps quickened whenever trekkers pass by.
Yet, a child’s innocence is magical. Most often, they’re valiant warriors throwing pebbles at my window, playfully screaming, “THE WITCH ON THE FOOTHILL IS REAL! RUUUUUN!”
Once, a little girl braved knocking on my doorstep. She came up in her yellow dress, demanding, “Are you a witch?”
“Am I?” I asked.
She looked at me with watchful eyes, traced the stonewalls with her little fingers then said, “No. You’re not… Witches live in huts, you live in stones. I think you’re a caveman. A cavewoman!”
And that just made my day.
Word Count: 100
© 2016 Maria. All Rights Reserved.
In response to this week’s Friday Fictioneers prompt.
Friday Fictioneers is a weekly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields where a photo is used as a prompt for a hundred-word piece of fiction. The photo prompt this week is a courtesy of Piya Singh. Thank you!
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June 2, 2016 at 2:44 pm
Cave woman, only a child can think in this way 🙂
You did great job creating this tale 🙂
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June 3, 2016 at 6:47 pm
A child’s innocence is really endearing, isn’t it? Thank you, Madeeha. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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June 3, 2016 at 8:13 pm
My pleasure reading it (:
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June 2, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Love that little bit of banter there. Very realistic. And love the fact your character prefers being a cavewoman! A great, magical little tale 🙂
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June 3, 2016 at 6:50 pm
Haha! They do tend to be charmingly tricky most of the time. But I think as long as those kids are around, she won’t be that lonely in her little “cave”. ^^ Thank you, Lynn!
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June 4, 2016 at 1:13 am
My pleasure 🙂
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June 2, 2016 at 3:28 pm
Awww, bless her heart.
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June 3, 2016 at 6:51 pm
Aye to that. 🙂
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June 2, 2016 at 4:29 pm
Love the brave little girl (in the yellow dress).
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June 3, 2016 at 6:51 pm
She is a charming at witty one. 🙂 Thanks for dropping by, Patrick.
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June 2, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Aww, I’m sad it stopped there. I can see a sweet little friendship growing between the cavewoman and the little girl in the yellow dress 🙂 You could turn this into a beautiful story 🙂 Adorable 🙂
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June 3, 2016 at 6:53 pm
I’m sure now that they’ve settled she’s not a witch, that charming little girl will come back more often. 😀 Truly, she’s an adorable one. Thank you, NJ!
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June 2, 2016 at 6:14 pm
Upgraded from witch to cave woman. I love the child’s logic 🙂
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June 3, 2016 at 6:58 pm
She’s a witty one! 😉 Thanks, Ali.
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June 2, 2016 at 7:34 pm
I really felt like I got to know the woman in this short piece – that appearances can be deceptive.
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June 3, 2016 at 7:02 pm
True, sometimes we tend to pass judgments through appearance and even stereotype. Kids, however, have a different set of eyes. 🙂 Thank you, Claire. Glad you enjoy this one.
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June 2, 2016 at 8:08 pm
Instead of believing get rumors, we need to be like that little girl and have the guts to go directly to the source! Great piece! ☺
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June 3, 2016 at 7:09 pm
I completely agree! Although grown-ups do tend to have a more complex way of thinking. *sigh*
~Thank you, S!
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June 2, 2016 at 11:52 pm
LOL! It’s so much better being a Cave Woman than a Witch! Cute story!
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June 3, 2016 at 7:10 pm
Yep! Even though it sounds a bit “pre-historic”.. haha! Thank you, PJ.
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June 3, 2016 at 1:30 am
Brave girl!
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June 3, 2016 at 7:10 pm
That, she is. 😀
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June 3, 2016 at 2:55 am
Very cute take. Children have such cute answers sometimes. lol he little girl said she’s a cave woman. Great job!
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June 3, 2016 at 7:13 pm
Hahaha. They do! Glad she wasn’t calles a “stone” woman. 😀 Thanks, Mandi..
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June 3, 2016 at 3:10 am
such a beautiful endearing story. i loved it.
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June 3, 2016 at 7:19 pm
I’m glad you did. Thank you, Plaridel. 🙂
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June 3, 2016 at 5:33 am
nice pic..
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June 3, 2016 at 7:20 pm
Thank you! Credit goes to Piya Singh. 🙂
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June 3, 2016 at 11:54 am
awwwwwwwwwww! this is just so cute, Maria! Thank you for bringing in some lunch smiles for me! 😀
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June 3, 2016 at 7:21 pm
Awwww!! Glad I made you smile, deariee. Knowing that, I’d be smiling til I sleep, too. 😀
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June 6, 2016 at 6:24 am
yay! ❤ i hope you had a great weekend! ❤
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June 6, 2016 at 10:54 am
And you too, dear! ❤
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June 6, 2016 at 11:28 am
thank you! 😀
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June 3, 2016 at 6:19 pm
When she gets lonely does she knock a man over the head with a club and drag him home? Cute story. And your right about children. They are much more brave and honest than adults.
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June 3, 2016 at 7:24 pm
Aye to that. We grown-ups have tendency to be too… much of everything. Haha! But I’m not really sure about the knocking over and dragging yet. hmm.. now you got me thinking!! 😀
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June 3, 2016 at 6:21 pm
This captures those kind of moments brilliantly. It made me smile and remember how we used to talk and believe as kids
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June 3, 2016 at 7:25 pm
Yes, true. Wouldn’t it be great if we’d never outgrew those traits? *sigh*
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June 3, 2016 at 7:27 pm
Lovely story – I loved the child’s voice and how you show her thinking. Nicely done.
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June 6, 2016 at 10:07 am
Thank you, Ansumani. She is an adorable one. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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June 4, 2016 at 2:46 am
Maybe Cavewoman by day, Witch by night? LOL very fun story, Maria!
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June 6, 2016 at 10:28 am
Oooh! You just gave it a playful twist, Jade! Hmm, hmm.. Thanks!
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June 4, 2016 at 8:53 pm
Oh yes.. Looks can be deceptive.. It takes a brave girl to lift the veils..
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June 6, 2016 at 10:32 am
“lift the veils..” ~ Yes, so true.
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June 6, 2016 at 12:52 am
I could see the kid asking the question. You captured the kid personality so well, Maria. Has the makings of a children’s story, as I read it. Give it shot. Couldn’t hurt.
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June 6, 2016 at 10:50 am
Wow. Thank you, Kent! Now that you mention it, I surely will give it a hundred shot. 😀
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June 6, 2016 at 7:43 pm
As my screenwriting instructor from UCLA told me (and his classes), “Write on!”
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June 7, 2016 at 11:04 pm
I love the intro, the interaction, and the outcome. Such a cute story.
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