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Topic: Curiosity Killed the Cat (10/10/13)
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TITLE: Nothing Is Safe | Previous Challenge Entry
By darlene thompson
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George saw his opportunity. He climbed over the couch and inched his way up the wall. The clock was still too high for his reach. In the pantry, he found a yardstick. Again, he shimmied up the couch and toward the clock. He used the yardstick to pry the clock off the wall. The clock tumbled into the couch.
George grabbed a screwdriver and opened the back of the clock. Now George had full view of all the gears. He ran his small hands over each cog. Then he began to pull them out one at a time. He opened the front door to the clock and plucked out the cuckoo. The bird had made its last call.
Finally, George removed the chimes just as his parents walked in. "George, what in the world have you done! screamed his father. "My beautiful clock, my beautiful clock! yelled his mother. "I, I just wanted to know how it worked and how the bird chirped." "Well, you destroyed it! This time your curiosity has done more than kill the cat! You will repay every penny for the clock out of your allowance. For the next month, there is no television and afternoon ballgames with your friends," stated his father.
"I'm really sorry. I just can't seem to help myself. I just want to know how things work. "Son, I know you like mechanical things but you can't take everything apart," said his mother.
George never lost his curiosity. Today, he is a mechanical engineer and continues to take things apart. Nothing is safe around George!
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Remember to start a new paragraph each time someone different speaks. I don't know that you needed the curiosity killed the cat line. Your story was obviously on topic and it sounded a little odd to have the mom say that,
You did do a nice job of covering the topic and you have a nice grasp of the show don't tell concept. Words like shimmied painted the perfect picture for me. This was a delightful read.
God bless~