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- FLASH FICTION - 100 word stories

 

 

Carmel and the Butcher

 

Carmel peaked into the butcher shop, ears perked and her nose twitching. When the butcher turned his back, she ran inside,

grabbed a large beef bone, and dashed back out in a flash. The butcher yelled and gave chase. Carmel tore down the street,

into an alley, through a hole in a picket fence and back into her own back yard. She settled in a sunny patch for a nice chew.

There was commotion in the front yard, but Carmel decided not to investigate. The commotion found her anyway.

 

“There she is, that thieving cur!” screamed the butcher.

 

Carmel’s owner said: “You’ll have to prove that it is your bone.

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