A quora of hermit crabs sunned on the beach.
One crab boasted of his new too-large shell, “It is the biggest, the shiniest, the best!”
A squadron of seagulls noticed and dove beachward.
All the crabs in small shells scuttled away, but the crab with the too-large shell could not escape.
Moral: Do not boast of a house for which you are not ready.
If this crab survives the seagulls, is it planning to run for office in 2020? It’s got the rhetoric down pat.
I liked your seashore setting, on a cold day like this.
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Oh, poor crab. He was just a little too shiny for his own good. Nice touch with the quora and squadron
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yes! i also liked these collective nouns you used.
LOL. What Asha said.
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I love that his flashiness did him in at the end.
And also learning that a group of hermit crabs is called a quora. 🙂
Learnt a new thing, the quora.
And flashy isn’t always good. Serves right.
Love the visual aspect in this piece. Especially like Asha’s comment above 😉
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I like the simplicity of this. You didn’t try to get flashy yourself, and it worked.
Great political commentary, told so succinctly. Really well done.
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My mind also went straight to politics, haha. Hermit crabs were a perfect choice for this!
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Yes! “the crab with the too-large shell could not escape”
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