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- By: DJ Geribo
- In: Stories in Six
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A little dog sits on the front porch looking out at the street.
A boy rides his bike past the house, again and again, each time sticking his tongue out at the little dog.
The dog seems to be watching the boy and follows the bike back and forth without making a peep. Finally, the boy stops, gets off his bike, and calls the dog to him.
The little dog turns away from the boy, then looks directly at him, and very slowly pushes his tongue out of his mouth until it is visible to the boy.
The boy gets back on his bike and rides away.
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- By: DJ Geribo
- In: Stories in Six
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A plane flies over a house at the top of a hill, leaving a long white stream behind it.
The young man standing on his deck watches the stream spread out, turn gray, and fill in the sky.
He documents the event with his camera.
Line after long line marks the sky until there is no more blue.
He checks the weather report on the TV.
Cloudy skies over the next several days.
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- By: DJ Geribo
- In: Stories in Six
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The girl walks her dog through the park every day.
She never meets anyone on her walk.
Today she finds a small boy sitting alone on a bench.
When the boy lifts his head the girl sees the tears streaming down his face.
The girl takes the boy by the hand and together they leave the park.
The dog sits on the bench, his leash hanging from his collar
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- By: DJ Geribo
- In: Stories in Six
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A horse stands in the middle of a field.
His owner hasn’t visited him for days.
The horse whinnies for his oats, his water, his blanket.
On the fifth day, the horse begins running in a circle around the field, following the fence that encloses the area.
In one giant leap, the horse clears the wooden fence and heads down the hill away from the field and toward the neighbor’s house.
He runs past the ‘Free Horse’ sign stuck in the ground next to the fence.
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- By: DJ Geribo
- In: Stories in Six
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The sun forgot to come out to shine one day.
All the trees began to droop.
The flowers didn’t open; the birds didn’t sing.
The deer and the antelope didn’t play.
It was a sad day.
Not a single person noticed.