Scratch

  Dr. Seuss' story "Green Eggs and Ham" contains less than fifty DIFFERENT words.  It was a bet  .

Spy-TF2 wrote:

Ooh, here I go... I'll try.

Thrax was reading a book, and his claw set it on fire. "Not again." said Thrax.

did i win yet

No, it would have to be as close to 50 as possible without going over.

Hmm...I can't really think of that much...

Ice glittered cruelly around him, brilliant, stark, white. Frost laced his pale face and clung like cold butterflies to frozen hair.
Utterly alone except for the bitter hiss of wind.
He had survived for ten nights, but he knew that he could not survive the next.

Snow began to fall.

50 words exactly. 

Nothing could have prepared me for the ghastly sight I saw that day once I returned home. Although the day at school had gone fairly normally, things back home had changed drastically. Entering the room, I noticed something was amiss. And in the fishtank, their bodies floated at the top.

Sausagefanclub wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

Nothing could have prepared me for the ghastly sight I saw that day once I returned home. Although the day at school had gone fairly normally, things back home had changed drastically. Entering the room, I noticed something was amiss. And in the fishtank, their bodies floated at the top.

Oh, dem fish. They like to die, you know. It's a popular occupation for aquatic creatures.
That's why I'll never buy a pet fish. They always die within a few months. 

That snippet was inspired by the Lemon Demon song "Dead Sea Monkeys" and the Moxy Früvous song "River Valley".

silvershine wrote:

Interesting challenge. 


He ran through the streets, weaving through the boisterous crowd. Chet’s hand tightened around his notebook as he narrowly avoided crashing into a carriage jolting down the cobblestone road. Then he tripped. The notes erupted into the air and were quickly taken by the wind. That was his last chance.

Pretty good! I enjoy the choice of words you've used 

silvershine wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Pretty good! I enjoy the choice of words you've used 

Thanks! Never underestimate the trusty thesaurus. 

Yep, I always use the thesaurus when I want a more juicy word choice. Nobody likes a bland fish. 

I'll attempt to write a story here a little later today, when I have more time. 

silvershine wrote:

Interesting challenge. 


He ran through the streets, weaving through the boisterous crowd. Chet’s hand tightened around his notebook as he narrowly avoided crashing into a carriage jolting down the cobblestone road. Then he tripped. The notes erupted into the air and were quickly taken by the wind. That was his last chance.

It tells more then it implies- "Then he tripped"
I don't know
I don't like that sentence

Danny woke up in the middle of the night. He picked up his sword, ready to fight. He looked around and seeing nothing fell asleep. Later, he awoke again and did see an ugly, deadly creature. He began his epic fight and finally slashed the monster… and killed it.

ImagineIt wrote:

M-

1/189,819  of a word.(Titin's full name.)
I win!

Tis not a story. Tis a letter.
Even if you posted all 189,819 characters, it would just be a Proper Noun.
Therefore I still win.

ImagineIt wrote:

bananaman114 wrote:

ImagineIt wrote:

M-

1/189,819  of a word.(Titin's full name.)
I win!

Tis not a story. Tis a letter.
Even if you posted all 189,819 characters, it would just be a Proper Noun.
Therefore I still win.

Wait! Your stories have no plot! They are not stories either!

Uh, his stories have plot.

bananaman114 wrote:

LoganWhitehurst wrote:

TheCatAndTheBanana wrote:

Once there was an ugly barnicle.

He was so ugly that everyone died.

The end.

15 words. Do I win?

muppetds wrote:

The End

2 words. Do i win?

Run.

1 word. I win.

Hel-
75% of a word.
I win.
maybe uh
Lea-
3/5 of a word
I win

Ar-
2/6 of a word. >:-)

bananaman114 wrote:

All4one wrote:

bananaman114 wrote:

Hel-
75% of a word.
I win.
maybe uh
Lea-
3/5 of a word
I win

Ar-
2/6 of a word. >:-)

But that doesn't make sense
my words you could tell what they are
yours is uh
no I can't

"Ardent"!

And uh, you guys realize that "Run" is a command and cannot, by itself, carry the plot of a story?

Nor can hell and leave.