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Rated: E · Short Story · Animal · #2355882

Taffy receives a package she has never wanted.

Surprise

Something massive wheeled overhead, a stork lugging a squirming bundle. Spotting the beaked menace, Taffy bolted away, shrieking, “No. No. Oh my God, NO!”

She dove beneath a rotting log, heart thudding. The bird circled, landed, and—undeterred—set the package at her feet. It wailed, demanding a bottle.

Taffy cried aloud, “Anything but that.

Word Count: 55
Prompt: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . .
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