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Rated: 13+ · Book · Animal · #2313031

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For entering activities around the site. Can get touchy with words.
June 27, 2025 at 11:24am
June 27, 2025 at 11:24am
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Once there was a Dragonfish, Catfish, and Bigmouth Bass.
The three were friends of each other.
All around was chaos in the brackish waters.
Shrimps ate until they were full.

Snails cleaned the floor all day long.
Surgeons scavenged the ground for leftovers.
Pan Fish fought over their territories.
Turtles took opportunities whenever possible.

One day Dragonfish said to Catfish and Bigmouth Bass:
"Everyday is the same thing. There are no holidays.
I want to change that and come up with a holiday once a year.
There shall be a big parade in a month and I need your help to organize it."

Catfish said to Dragonfish:
"That is a great idea!
I'll help with the decorations of the floats to use.
I'll gather runners who would be in charge of the floats."

Bigmouth Bass said to Dragonfish:
"I'll organize the campaign.
Make the government aware of the plan and get approval.
You can focus on the crowds."

Dragonfish said to them:
"Thank you for your support. I'll make sure this is one big parade.
Enough to fill the whole river despite my size.
I'll gather as many joiners as I can get. We deserve a holiday."

They went to work, left and right.
Upstream and downstream gathering everyone's attention.
Dragonfish invited her fellow family and friends to be on a float.
And invited everyone else to see the parade.

The government made an approval.
The size kept growing bigger and bigger.
And at last they had 100 floats for the parade.
All lined up at the top of the river.

Everyone stopped doing what they were doing.
Lined up all around the river.
To watch the parade cross the river.
With full of cheers and joy with such a break.

Ever since that day a holiday came.
Known as the Dragonfish Holiday Parade of 100 floats.
Each year passed and the crowd grew larger.
The delta was where the parade ended.

Prompt: Parade of your own
Line Count: 40
Form: Fable
Activity: " Summer Solstice, 8 day poetry challengeOpen in new Window.


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