[Write the Story] An Alligator on the Loose
Prompt: An Alligator on the Loose
Words: New York City, Chewbacca, typical, beard, walkabout, interrupt, clang, belly, cockatoo, stroll
Story
“Don’t be stupid, Earl, you’re going to get caught.”
“Come on, Wanda, you never let me have any fun.”
Wanda dropped the pot lid with a clang. “It’s bad enough you want to do a walkabout, Earl, do you really have to do it in New York City?”
Earl spread his stumpy, scale-covered arms. “Come on, Wanda, where else can I stroll without being noticed? Heck, I could probably even have a cockatoo on my shoulder, and no one would blink twice.”
Wanda studied him through beady eyes and tapped a talon on her pointy teeth. “Well…”
“I’ll start packing!” Earl interrupted, twirling on his tail and bolting.
“Typical,” Wanda muttered as she flipped through her Betty Crocodile Cookbook. “What would make a good last meal?”
Days later, Earl stomped up the stairs from the subway onto Times Square. He pulled his Chewbacca t-shirt down over his belly and tried hard to not scratch the fake beard hiding his muzzle.
“Mommy, look! That alligator is dressed up like a redneck!”
“Come along, Tommy, that’s not a nice thing to say about someone who doesn’t look like you.”
“Yes,” Earl said with a toothy grin. “Besides, I’m a crocodile. Big difference.”
The child screamed as his mother pulled him away. Earl was going to like New York.
Word Count: 216
Written: 1/10/19