Copyright – EL Appleby
“Oh God, save me,” he was running away from some scary creature with a long wide trunk and small tusks, that were very much hidden under the shadow of the massive muscular monolith.
“How is it running so fast?” he glanced back and found that this elephant look-alike creature had hooves for his legs and…, “Has he got a black and white rear with a tail?”
His heart was throbbing and he couldn’t run any longer; all his concentration on the beast. He didn’t notice the valley looming before him and thence, he fell down, waking up from a dream.
* Written in response to Friday Fictioneers challenge and that too when I am half asleep.
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I am glad you have done this – I took one look and my brain collapsed. This sounds a scary dream – but really – I think it’s cute the way you have interpreted it 🙂
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Thank you. Yes, I find this prompt quite challenging. This was my third attempt at writing it and I just posted it without thinking any further about it.. 🙂
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I dreamt one of them ate in a dream and then I didn’t wake up. I’m glad yours ended well.
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Make that “one of them ate me”. I guess i was so anxiety stricken that I couldn’t even type in that it was me that they ate.
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Oh! Yes, I know how a single image can affect us.. If we look at the picture, the creature looked quite alright and even cute but if we notice it even more, we will come across the hazard of the mutation of all these animals.
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Dear Anxious,
Phew! Am I ever glad he woke up!
shalom,
Rochelle
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Well, I am glad as well. 🙂
Thank you for reading..
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Just as well it’s a dream. That would be a pretty scary creature in real life. Although, the one in the picture is pretty cute.
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I agree.. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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oh, how funny that one is!
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Thank you.. 🙂
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An outstanding dream (well as long as you can wake up from it)! Nicely worded and a pleasure to read! 🙂
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Thank you for the kind remarks.. 🙂
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I’m glad he finally woke up. Dreams certainly can seem very real and scary. I used to sometimes dream about being on a bridge that fell (with me still on it) but I always woke up before I landed. Then one night I dreamed that it landed as lightly as a feather and I’ve never had the dream again. Weird!
janet
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Dreams are indeed weird. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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I marvel at the way you made this so intense. I especially loved your last line. 😀
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Thank you for the kind remarks.. 🙂
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Yes, I can see this in a dream. Thanks for bringing it to life.
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Thank you. 🙂
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The last words come as a relief!
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Yes, that is true. Thank you for reading. 🙂
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That’s the kinda scenario you want to awaken from
my characters werent so fortunate
Fantasy Has Teeth
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Thanks for reading. I will go forth and read yours now.. 🙂
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Interesting dream, and a great story!
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Thank you for the kind remark! 🙂
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Sounds like a dream I would have, but I’d still be running! Nice job.
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Thank you.. 🙂
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that was fun – glad he woke up!
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Thank you. 🙂
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I’m glad it was a dream! I had a horrific one the other night – I would have much preferred this animal to have been the ‘bad guy’…
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Very convincing, great take.
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Thank you for the kind feedback! 🙂
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I used the dream sequence in on of my previous FF story.. 🙂 but yours is much better and has come out really well 🙂
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Thank you very much for the kind remark.. 🙂
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Good job. I never though of a dream, but it works wonderfully.
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Thank you.. 🙂
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I’m glad it was just a dream!
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Dreams, eh! Some people do have them.
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Yes, they do.. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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Those kind of dreams seem so real and when we wake it is hard to reconcile the vivid pictures our mind conjures.
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That is true. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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I usually say, that such dreams might indicate that changes in your diet might be needed.
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Oh.. yes! 😀
Thanks for reading. 🙂
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definitely the creature of a nightmare! Would not want to meet him on a dark savannah
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Same here.. Thanks for reading! 🙂
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love the alliteration — this was especially fine on the tongue.
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Thank you.. 🙂
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