Prompts = Courage, Gentle, Pendulum
Story 1 — Of Pegs And Holes
It takes courage and an overwhelming desire to achieve results in the face of the challenge. Squeaking through isn’t an option; absolute victory is the goal.
And how much more impressive it is when, instead of brute force, it’s achieved with a touch; less a substantial hammer and more gentle pressure, a caress even, applied in just the right way.
Aficionados don’t care which way the pendulum of analogy has swung; round peg and square hole or square peg and round hole — it’s all the same to them.
Something apparently too big is getting stuffed through something seemingly too small.
Story 2 — Ready For Adventure
Photo by Matthew Wiebe on Unsplash
James set the book down then trundled from his bedroom to the living room where the imposing grandfather clock towered against the far wall. He watched the pendulum ponderously swing to and fro. His footsie pyjamas helped insulate him from the early morning cold.
The book, bought by his father from the Fantastical Fantasy for Young Readers catalogue, explained that if you summoned your courage, opened the cabinet door, and gently made your way around the inside of the case, the far side hid a secret door that led to magnificent adventures.
The thought was scary, but he was ready.
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