Carrot Ranch’s August 8: Story Challenge in 99-words
August 8, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about roots like a mountain. Feel free to play with both concepts of roots and mountains. How can you create a story from the combination? What character (or traits) comes to mind? Where and when does the story take place? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by August 14, 2023.
My Submission for Carrot Ranch’s August 8: Story Challenge in 99-words
Out With the old and in With the New
In the heart of a small village, nestled among ancient roots, stood a gigantic oak tree. It had witnessed generations come and go, offering shade and shelter. Confronted with urban expansion, the oak was to be removed. Yet, as its roots were uprooted, the village paid homage, planting saplings in gratitude. Meanwhile, a group of friends decided to climb the nearby mountains to reach new heights. Scaling their fears and embracing the journey, they discovered breathtaking vistas. As they gazed upon the world below, they realized that sometimes, in losing the old, we gain the opportunity for something greater.
Thank-you for reading.
Many blessings to all.
Much Love and light,
Brenda Marie
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I like that these villagers held the oak as well as the mountain with regard.
thank-you
Your story reminds me of a local retirement community that wanted to remove a very old Japanese maple that was in the way of a road they wanted to put in – the residence folk squaked. They were able to move the tree and it has been transplanted to a safe place and is continuing to grow.
I am happy to hear the tree was transplanted.
I visit that communities charity shop occasionally and get to see it… I ought to stop and take a photo or two of it 🙂
Write a post about it.
I did… a few years ago;
https://julesinflashyfiction.wordpress.com/2019/05/17/pg-5-17-lucy-locketts-missing-trees-carrot-ranch/
While the verse isn’t about the tree there is an image of it being trasplanted on that post. I probably did write something else about it though…
Thank-you for the link.
The tree looks much better now 🙂
It looks beautiful. I just read your post.
😀
Beautiful.🙏🏼❤️
Thank-you