Spring Fling 2021
AH-CHOO!
That’s right, we all feel it….spring time is here!!
And with it, the Spring Fling writing contest. The guidelines were to write a story of maximum 150 words inspired by a spring GIF. Check out other entries on the link or on Twitter using the hashtag #SpringFlingKidLit.
May I introduce you to a remarkably rare tulip named…
TULEE
By: Alicia Meyers
WC: 140
In an elegant garden of forget-me-nots,
Beamed one unforgettable tulip named Tulee,
with remarkably rare powers.
When her roots wiggled,
her stem jiggled,
her petals fluttered
and...WHOOSH!
A rainbow burst from her leaves through the air.
“AGAIN, TULEE!” the flowers would cheer.
One day, the rain poured down,
And the sun hid for days.
The forget-me-nots wilted with despair.
Tulee tried to help, when...
Poof!
All that came out was air.
Her color faded.
Tulee felt rootless.
Without purpose.
Forgotten in the garden of forget-me-nots.
Until, she noticed her reflection in the puddle.
Tulee gazed at her radiant red petals.
Galiant green stem.
Bright smile; shimmering like the yellow sun.
Her roots wiggled.
Her stem jiggled.
Her petals fluttered.
And...WHOOSH!
A colorful rainbow burst into the air, different from before.
This time…
an explosion of Tulee’s inner color.