Riya caught them just as they were about to pick it up.
“Heena! Ritu! Don’t touch that. God knows where it’s been!”
The two of them looked guiltily at their mother and backed away slowly from the tantalising object which lay at their feet.
“But, Ma, what is it? A lollipop, maybe?”
Riya gave them a shake and admonished them severely with, “You know better than to go near strange items. How many times have I warned you? What have I said?”
With a bored yawn, Heena and Ritu preened their feathers and chanted, Never go near the human habitat.
Word count: 100
Written for the Friday Fictioneers-
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Today is Day 63
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Love it, especially the twist. 🙂
Aww. I didn’t see that coming but completely sweet!
Nice twist – didn’t see it coming. Made me smile.
Lovely reveal in that last line – very clever. Mothers and kids are the same across all species. 🙂
you really know how to end your stories 😀 Loved the twist.
haha..mothers are the same everywhere, no?
“Don’t touch that. God knows where it’s been!”…a mother’s famous words. Imaginative story!
Ellespeth
Shailaja, this is really well done and clever. I thought it was human children with their mother, and the twist actually caught me by surprise. Well done!
Thank you very much, Dawn, for that thoughtful comment. I am glad I managed to surprise you 🙂
LOL Shailaja.. we have indeed become beings to be warned against ;).
Of course. No doubt about it 😀
Once again, dear Shailaja, in so few words you have succeeded in putting a smile my face. Alas, mothers will be mothers … HUGS <3
Yes, I can actually see myself saying this to my daughter 🙂
That object looks ewww…good advice by the mommy bird! 🙂
I know, right?!!! 😀
Now that was cute!! Lovely twist!!
Thank you 🙂
Dear Shailaja,
Clever! I liked the twist at the end. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you 🙂 Very much indeed, Rochelle!
Dear Shailaja,
A good ending to a better tale. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
Thank you 🙂
Ha ha..Didn’t expect that ending! 🙂
Thank you 🙂
You are the queen of twists ;)!!
Awww, thank you!
Ok, this one surprised me – great twist at the end 🙂
Pleased to hear that! Thank you 😀
🙂 good one Shailaja..
Thank you 🙂
That was sweet!
Thank you Shilpa 🙂