The Challenge: Find a GIF and write a spring-inspired story in 150 words or less.
SPRING CLEANING
The garden is greening.
It’s time for spring cleaning.
Sampson and Sheela conspire.
“The weather is warming.
Large puddles are forming.
It’s time to fulfill our desire.”
They dash outdoors, bouncing
and splash in pools, pouncing
as mud balls explode through the air.
Snouts snicker, mud dripping,
eight tootsies slop-slipping
while clods of clay cling to their hair.
“The dinner bell’s sounding!”
Two pups take off, bounding,
prepared for a shriek of pure fright.
They rush the door, leaping.
Their people gasp, weeping.
The pups wag their tails in delight.
Inside a large pot
they willingly squat.
Not a kick. Not a snarl. Not a shove.
A rub-a-dub scrub
is worth a hot tub
for two steeping puppies in love.
The garden is greening.
It’s time for spring cleaning.
Sampson and Sheela conspire.
“The weather is warming.
Large puddles are forming.
It’s time to fulfill our desire.”
They dash outdoors, bouncing
and splash in pools, pouncing
as mud balls explode through the air.
Snouts snicker, mud dripping,
eight tootsies slop-slipping
while clods of clay cling to their hair.
“The dinner bell’s sounding!”
Two pups take off, bounding,
prepared for a shriek of pure fright.
They rush the door, leaping.
Their people gasp, weeping.
The pups wag their tails in delight.
Inside a large pot
they willingly squat.
Not a kick. Not a snarl. Not a shove.
A rub-a-dub scrub
is worth a hot tub
for two steeping puppies in love.