From 15 to 50

 Linking this to the Fiction Challenge ‘From 15 to 50′
http://shailajav.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/from-15-to-50-fiction-link-up-september-2014/

 with the following prompts: 
Word prompt: Perspective
Phrase Prompt: ‘Three in a row’
Picture Prompt: (Copyright Shailaja Vishwanath at The Moving Quill)

(50 words exactly! Phew!)

 The pots stand three in a row, largest to smallest, in perspective.

“I get the biggest,” Oldest sister, Nora says.

Middle sister, Carol takes the second largest.

Youngest sister, Mary, gets the smallest.

Her bean plant thrives while ours die.

“Bigger isn’t always better,” she says with a smug smile.



Comments

  1. IndywritesSeptember 12, 2014 at 11:27 AM

    Such a bright take on the prompt. Like the quote, " all good things come in small packages."
    Mine is quite dark, I afraid ☺

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  2. Shailaja VSeptember 12, 2014 at 6:33 PM

    Really loved the sunny take on the picture :) Brightened my saturday, Cat.

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  3. SunilaSeptember 13, 2014 at 1:38 AM

    Enjoyed your fifty words and your take on the prompts Cat :)

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  4. Nisha SanjeevSeptember 13, 2014 at 3:35 AM

    Loved your play with prompts!

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  5. Dr Roshan RadhakrishnanSeptember 13, 2014 at 8:18 AM

    hehe :) Good one.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2014 at 4:11 AM

    I loved it.. It's a really sweet post, Cat :)

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  7. NabanitaSeptember 14, 2014 at 9:39 AM

    SO true...bigger isn't always better :)

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  8. UmaSeptember 16, 2014 at 3:59 AM

    wow..this is such a positive take..loved it :-)

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  9. VinithaSeptember 16, 2014 at 5:18 AM

    Good one... :)

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  10. UnknownSeptember 23, 2014 at 6:56 AM

    Valuable lesson! Positive take, loved it!

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