A 50-Word Story a Week Keeps the Boredom Away #33

The mischievous grandchildren picked from the garden a big bug, and when their grandmother was not attentive, they put it in the stewpot. At dinner, they refused to eat stew. Their grandmother ate plenty though, and she licked her lips and said ‘Mmmm... Yummy stew!’ thinking she would tempt them...

A 50-Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom Away #31

During his night shift, Easton the miner swallowed an emerald. He left the mines with it in his stomach. At home, he ate with appetite, and drank much. When his bowels began to rumble, he went to the privy. That day, cries of excruciating pain were heard in the village.

A 50-Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom Away #30

Leonard the barber cut his customer’s hair with energetic clips, imagining he was mutilating the knave who last night had run away with his daughter. Thinking of his misfortune, Leonard closed his eyes and sighed. His customer cried in pain. Leonard opened his eyes. His customer’s left ear was missing.