A Christmas challenge

That's really good - and entertaining.

I have to think about this, may be I will try.

I do not think I can match this but will try I bet yours will be chosen as the best.( I too would keep the gold rings) (lol)

Loved reading this John. I'm glad someone pointed me in your direction.

I did not know about this group but am already formulating a story in my head. It is about the two doves meeting and falling in love. They get married on Christmas day. Thanks @LadyDuck for your suggestion

Here's my 100 words: On the first day of Christmas my true love said to me “A partridge in a pear tree”. I thought perhaps it was a clue to a hidden a surprise. I looked all around our pear tree in the garden but couldn’t find anything. The second day he whispered ‘Two turtle doves’ – doesn’t he know they are now rare in this country? On the third day it was ‘Three French hens’ – our neighbours keep Cochins but I didn’t want to be caught snooping in their garden. I know lovers are supposed to whisper ‘sweet nothings’ but this was getting silly. This was inspired by Little One singing 'my true love said to me' rather than 'sent to me' - I tried to explain that it wasn't the right words but when I thought about it they are both just as strange!

It's a bit late for me to try to think up something, since Christmas has come and gone. I don't really tell stories, so you won't miss my participation. .

I love your story. Keeping the gold rings. I don't think I could top that. The woman was such a practical thinker.

That was great fun, thanks. I've read two others, maybe three. do you offer these challenges on a regular basis? If so, might I make a suggestions. Most people here don't understand the tags. I hoped to find all these together under one tag on one page, but no one is using the same tag so they have to be found other ways or not found at all. If you do challenge prompts, would you consider asking people that participate to use the same tags? One person used: 100 word christmas story, Anna used Christmas story 100 words, I don't know what the others used if anything. I can also suggest this to the group, but then someone needs to decide which group of words to use in which order.

I've just posted mine. Thanks for the suggestion.

Very clever.

Sure, I'd love to join in the fun:)

I love this. You did a good job on that song.

Lovely John I so love your writing thanks for sharing it. I love that drawing too.

I love these challenges but they scare me. I might try this one, though. Keeping to exactly 100 words is scary but not as scary as some others, such as, "Write an entire story not using the letter "e" even once." Two people wrote novels without e's so some think a story should be no big deal. So maybe I will try the 100-word challenge.

Yes by day 8 it would have been overwhelming! LOL, great story! I may have a go at it in a couple of days.