(This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.)
The Lion Trainer
Word Count: 300
Genre: Fairy Tale
Character: A lion trainer
Material: A coin
Sentence: “Where'd you get that wound?”
Bonus: Your character is fearless to the point of stupidity.
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Leopold the Lion Trainer came into the nurse's first aid tent. His hand was bleeding. But his pride hurt much more than his hand. Tanya was a healing fairy. She grabbed her wand and came over to him.
“Where'd you get that wound?” she asked already knowing the answer.
“Lew, of course. Who else?”
She tsked him and waved her wand over the wound.
“Ah!” he exclaimed grabbing his forearm.
“Sorry, it'll sting. You're bleeding quite a bit this time.” she said.
He sighed. It had been the silliest injury to date.
His mind went back to earlier that afternoon. Their afternoon circus performance had just ended. Flowers and coins had come down as people cheered. He collected what he could for himself as was everyone else. Then he led Lew back to his cage. Setting his money down next to the cage, he led Lew into it. As it was a warm day, he then decided to get some water to tide Lew over until dinner.
When he returned, his money was gone! No one was around. Except Lew. He walked over and looked at his furry friend curiously.
“Open wide.” as he proffered a treat for the trick.
Sure enough, the little furry friend was also a fiend and had chipmunked his money into his cheek. He went to reach in and claim it when Lew decided to bite down on his hand. And then proceed to spit the coins out in exchange for the treat.
Tanya had almost finished her treatments. His hand was quite sore but not bleeding profusely thankfully. She wrapped his hand with some ointment. She was an awfully sweet fairy. Maybe he'd have to get injured again so he could have a valid excuse to come visit. Hmm....
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