This is in response to Esther’s Writing Prompt: Can you tell a story in 46 words.

The story has to include the following words :

Dumbfounded

Vitamin

Waterfall

Thumb

Garlic

My contribution

I was dumbfounded. How could a waterfall be contaminated? Thumb-ing through the box I found the pill and some vitamins. Also a piece of garlic to gulp on the safer side. They call me a hypochondriac. But I am just being cautious you see.

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(44 Words)

Posted by on August 15, 2025 in Microfiction, Writing On Prompts and tagged , , , , , .

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  1. derrickjknight's avatar derrickjknight says:
    August 15, 2025 at 9:41 pm

    That was neat with that difficult set

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  2. Deeptangshu Das's avatar Deeptangshu Das says:
    August 16, 2025 at 7:51 pm

    You created a wonderful piece with such tricky word prompts!

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  3. Meenu's avatar mkdhillon1969c0150d31c1 says:
    August 16, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    Very inventful and quick thinking. Well done.

    Kind of reminds me of certain songs that repeat the same lyrics throughout, not the chorus, but what make up the song, so difficult to do and yet performed in such a way to keep the audience captivated and listening.

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  4. philosophy through photography's avatar philosophy through photography says:
    August 17, 2025 at 5:42 am

    Haha, that’s peak cautious hero energy—garlic and vitamins to battle a rebellious waterfall! 😂🤣

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