Good old Spring the Slinky felt (indeed was) useless. He sat in darkness, with other unused toys at the back of the closet. Fifty years later, a broom came. Made a lucky sweep. Rolled him out the closet door. Onto the steps. Down, and down... He was made for this!
Image credit: by Michael Gaida
The micro-story, above, is my entry for @Jayna’s #fiftywords challenge. There’s still a day left for you to enter. Read this week’s prompt and guidelines at Fifty Word Short Story Challenge New Prompt
TM credit: The name, Slinky is a patented Trademark for a toy created in the 1940's by Richard Thompson James. Get the scoop on Slinky at The Invention of the Slinky. Includes the story of the serendipitous moment that James got the idea. And images from his patent, some tech stuff, plus a sweet photo of James with his son. Both are playing with the toy on the family staircase. The same way my brothers and I used to play with ours.
If you've never let a Slinky spring go down the stairs, I recommend it!
Story © by KT Fabler - more below:
- HARD KNOCKS and Soft Landings, Part 1 and Part 2
- MONDAY WASH DAY - A Gobbler Brother's Tale
- HONEY, the (Not) Farmer's Wife - A Gobbler Brother's Tale
- "RESCUE ME." "NO, ME." - A Gobbler Brother's Tale
- UP A TREE And Scared Frozen - PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, and PART 4
- BREAKING THROUGH A LONG LINE... To Myself