PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
“Mama, why’s this your special stream?”
“Long ago, a princess’s baby became sick and doctors couldn’t save him. The princess cried so much that tears poured from her castle, filled the streets, and rolled into the ocean, turning the freshwater salty. No one could drink the water anymore, and the whole town became weak. But gradually, the salt water filtered through the earth and returned as this sparkling spring, saving the city.” Mama smiled. “Do you believe that?”
The wide-eyed girl shook her head.
“You’re too smart, Brooke!” Mama dabbed her eyes. “Though it sometimes feels like that happened.”
As always, many thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting Friday Fictioneers and for this week’s gorgeous watercolor! Stop over and read a wonderful array of 100-word-fiction pieces based on this photo prompt…
Angela Writes... 
I always find such fanciful stories entertaining. Folk tales and the traditional fairy stories are timeless and although never true do have some moral lesson.
I enjoyed your explanation for the flood.
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James, thank you so much! I stumbled into a fairy story the other day and remembered why I love them.
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A nice take on truth
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Sometimes, as a parent it’s hard to tell the whole story just as it happened. Thank you for the comment, Neil.
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Dear Angela,
The story was a nice attempt at comfort. Sweetly told.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes. I think her pain will always stay, I imagine, but telling stories can make an attempt to comfort, as you said. Thank you for your comment, Rochelle!
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Oh such a lovely story fairytale can certainly evoke emotions and of course, learnings for little children
Well told
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I love how fairytales can subtly introduce concepts that might be too big to discuss with children outright. Thank you for your comment, Laurie!
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Sometimes, the fairy tale is more appealing than the truth. Of course, kids are often much smarter than we give them credit for.
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I think you’re right, very often it is! And as for kids? Absolutely. 🙂 Thank you for commenting!
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What a sweet fairy tale you told here! A bit of knowledge about water mixed in, a great way for teaching.
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Thank you so very much for the comment! I agree; fairy tales can be wonderful teachers, especially with hard topics.
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A myth that you could turn into a children’s book. It captured my imagination.
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Many thanks for the kind comment! Hmmmm, maybe I’ll see if I can transform it into a little bit more…
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You’re very welcome and cool!
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