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Post 1424. Wednesday January 11 2017
For last week’s Friday Fictioneers I wrote a story in the words of a child. As it was so warmly received I thought I would do it again!
When I grow up I’ll drive a train and hoot the hooter when I come into the station and make people jump. That’ll be fun. If I don’t drive a train I suppose I could just fly an airplane like the one that took us to Spain on holiday last year where we stayed in a hotel and the waiter tripped over in the restaurant and spilled that horrible cold tomato soup all down a posh man at the next table who was very cross and went very very red and I thought he was going to explode. Do airplanes have hooters like trains? Toot toot!
Thanks to our host Rochelle and to C E Ayr for the picture prompt.
If you missed my story last week, it was called Flour Fairies and you can find it HERE
Delightful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alicia
DeleteHi Keith - you'll never get to drive that train ... you're always on strike! But yes those early days of being a kid and dreaming of a life style ... I always loved the Thomas the Tank Engine tales and similar ... you couldn't stop the jet juggernaut even if it had a hooter! Stay well away ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeletePS - have you been to the Bexhill museum? - they've got the Izzard's Triang train set and layout there now ... one day soon I must get over and see it ...
Don't mention strikes to me! I didn't know about the train set. I live close to the museum so I must go see.
DeleteCute story, Keith.
ReplyDeleteShalom,
Rochelle
Thank you once again Rochelle
DeleteI love the voice and how the kid moves from one topic to the next and smoothly arrives at the beginning again. Toot, toot.:)
ReplyDeleteReally nice of you to say so. Thank you.
DeleteGood kiddish tale woven well.
ReplyDeleteCheers neel!
DeleteLove the stream of consciousness from the kid. Sounds very genuine. Great.
ReplyDeleteI'm still a kid at heart Iain!
Deletebelievable tale from a kid's perspective. well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much plaridel
DeleteIt's refreshing to read. :)
ReplyDelete...it was fun to write too! Thanks Lux G
DeleteLovely! Every time I took a train ride as a kid I spent the next few days determined to be a train driver when I grew up :-)
ReplyDeleteI like how being a pilot is a backup plan - the hooter swung it!
Indeed it did Alistair.Toot toot to you!
DeleteWell this was a hoot hoot!
ReplyDeleteThat's good then! Cheers Dawn
DeleteTrains always fascinate the kids. Unfortunately those hooters on steam engines are no longer there.
ReplyDeleteI think it's odd that trains are still shown as steam ones in children's stories when they'll probably never see one! That's why I used a modern train cartoon and referred to hooters not whistles! Thanks yarnspinner.
DeleteI hope the airplanes have them.. but alas no... better use the train.
ReplyDeleteCute... And I can hear the child telling it just like that... going from one to the other to back...
ReplyDeleteThanks Dale
DeleteThis is so cute ....
ReplyDeleteI loved it
I so pleased. Thanks DeeDee
DeleteYou capture the child's voice perfectly!!! This sounds exactly like the kind of thing my 3 year old says. Well done :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm still a child at heart so it comes easy! Thanks Jessie
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