It was a full moon. Quite frankly, Charlie was sick to death of turning into a werewolf every full moon. Why can’t he live a normal live like everyone else? This month the full moon clashed with the date of the annual school dance. He rather fancied Betsy-Anne and had already invited her before he realized the clash of dates.
I mean, he couldn’t help it. The sun would go down; the moon would rise; Charlie would turn into a werewolf and pad off into the night.
“Blow it,” he thought. “I’m going to the dance with Betsy-Anne. I’ll tell her beforehand what will happen and she can dump me if she likes.”
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Betsy-Anne said she didn’t mind. And when the moon rose (to be rather ruthless about it) Betsy-Anne thought he looked rather sexy. They danced! Did they dance? They danced the night away. Midnight came sooner than they thought possible.
On the stroke of twelve Betsy-Anne leapt out of Charlie’s arms and dashed outside into her waiting coach. A glass slipper was all she left behind.
Cinderella meets the werewolf. I liked this one a lot Bruce. You could write a sequel involving Dracula and rose petals.
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Regarding rose petals – my MS Word changes every “rose” word to “risen”. So presumably you mean risen petals!
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Risen petals gives the whole thing a mystical allure lol. I was referring to beauty and the beast btw. But risen petals are fine. More Goodmanesque because of themes like hope and redemption!
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I think I’ve read today’s story somewhere before. Or maybe it was a Netflix series, or a kid’s colouring book?
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Thanks. Imitation is a kind of flattery!
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Very disappointed. No blood and guts or Cinderella turning into a werebear. 😞
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Oh but you should see what one of Cinderella’s coachmen turned into!
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Oooh! Tell me more!!!
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That is a clever twist to the story. The allusion to Cinderella gives further credence to the supernatural theme.
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I’m about (on the blog) to have a bout of fairy-story-mania.
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Ya know, I always heard that that Charlie was a prince of a guy.
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Let’s hope she went home and slipped into something more comfortable than a glass slipper.
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Which will only fit on one person in the whole kingdom.
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I imagine this date will have a much easier time finding his date after the dance. One good sniff of that slipper and the hunt is on.
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There was no need to destroy the romance of my story with a sniff.
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Are you suggesting that stalking a lady’s scent through the woods isn’t romantic? Okay, now that I see it written out, I guess I get your point.
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!!
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This story has a ring of truth to it.
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Howwwl.
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Allen Ginsberg couldn’t have put it better himself.
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Werewolves of London is now in my head because of your story Bruce….not a bad thing.
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Howl
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What a happy story with a great ending. Surely he’ll find the owner!
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Let’s hope he doesn’t encounter too many ugly sisters.
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Rats! I forgot about them. Arabella?
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Love that! Had me smiling all the way through and then, at the end, I rewarded you with a laugh! 😀
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Thanks. Glad to have brightened someone’s day. I must admit to having had a little giggle at this story myself!
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😃
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