Happy Valentine's Day!
I'm so excited to participate in my first Valentine's Day Writing Contest...courtesy of Susanna Leonard Hill's 2nd Annual "Valentiny Writing Contest 2017." The rules are: write a story for children, with a clear story arc, using 214 words or less, including a character who is confused.
Here goes . . . I hope this Valentiny story brings a tiny smile to your face and brightens your day just a teeny bit!
TEENY TINY’S VALENTINY
By Melissa Stoller
214 Words
A little frog named Teeny Tiny,
Searching for her Valentiny,
Hopped on lily pads all day,
To find a friend who’d stop and play.
“Would you like to be all mine?”
She asked a roly-poly swine.
“I like to eat and bathe in mud,”
Piggy said with a thud.
“Can you kindly be my love?”
Teeny asked a dove above.
“I’d rather live high in the sky,
Away I fly, goodbye.”
“Will you please steal my heart?”
Tiny asked a fox who’d dart.
“I need to dash, zip along,
So sorry I’m all wrong.”
Teeny Tiny felt confused
Her mouth turned down . . . not amused.
Could she find her Valentiny?
Who would buddy up with Tiny?
Grasshopper James then jumped by,
“Whee - I glide, spread wings, and fly.
Explore the land for days on end,
But I am bored without a friend.”
Finally, near a pond he hopped,
Grasshopper stared, smiled, and stopped.
“Who’s this creature crouching here,
On a lily looking dear?”
“My old friend Tiny, I’m Grasshopper James,
We were pals once playing games.
I hopped away to and fro,
Now I’m back – let’s go!”
Teeny Tiny looked up and down,
And turned around her giant frown.
She had found her Valentiny,
Her heart was full – her smile shiny.