Susan from Stony River, welcomes us to Microfiction Monday,
where a picture paints just 140 characters.
If you’d like to join us, stop by Susan’s, pick up the picture prompt,
compose your story in 140 character (or less), post it,
and sign in at Susan’s place, then commence in the sharing!
Fat, fifty, and divorced with three kids; Ariel sat by the sea mourning the loss of her youth, beauty, tail, and immortality.
That is such a pretty place to get lost in memories. Well done
Thom — it is lovely there, isn’t it?
…if only we could turn the tide!
Beautiful.
xoxo,
Fickle
P.S.
My first time to do Microfiction Monday!
FicklePink — welcome to the fray!
I loved it. Beautifully written and so sad. Have a great week x
Thanks, Ellie.
It sounds and looks like the blues…
Mar — this is the truth of those fairy tales with the “happily ever after” endings. However, Disney changed this fairy tale. Originally the mermaid died because the human didn’t love her in the first place.
Most reflective. the sea will calm her.
Tony — only if her daddy comes and gives her back her tail.
Life is hard when you give up your tail.
Kay, isn’t it though?
Great, a very clever take on the picture, I like it.
Sussannah — wow. You must have liked it. You didn’t leave your standard copy-and-paste two word answer.
I do like this
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Deborah -thank you.
Poor Ariel. I hope she found some peace and solace.
Madeleine — perhaps she went home and her children brought her solace.
So that’s what happened to Ariel! Goodness! Even Disney couldn’t keep her young forever. Creative take on this picture!
Lisa — well, she was ever willful and disobedient. She got what she deserved.
Maybe I am reading too much into your micro, but was she once a mermaid that became human? Instantly I thought of this when you mention “tail”! And the fact that immortality is lost suggests maybe she was a mermaid! Even without my interpretation, this is very lovely!
Gemma — I always forget that American culture isn’t universal! Disney updated Han’s Christian Anderson’s, Little Mermaid, named her Ariel and gave her a “happily ever after” ending. This is my take on her “happily ever after”.
I never liked that movie…that child kept being willful until she got what she wanted . . . so what goes around comes around in the end, I guess!
Kelley — that’s funny. This was one of my least favorite Disney fairytales for that exact same reason. This does seem like the logical consequence of such selfish behavior.
Poor Ariel, I guess her Prince Eric wasn’t her Prince Charming like she thought. Walt would be Amused Really funny Microfiction, I enjoyed this one.
Bill — I think Walt would be annoyed with me. He was a dictator when it came to his creative vision and he wouldn’t care for my twist. I am glad you liked it though.
Gemma’s comment made me go back and read again – I think she’s right! And Ariel was a name carefully chosen . . .
Jabblog — Ariel was a name carefully chosen. I am referring to Disney’s version of, “The Little Mermaid.” See my comment to Gemma.
Sbe lost her tail?!?!?!?
Doug — do you have any nieces? Sit down with them and watch, “The Little Mermaid” from Disney.
“Tail” got me laughing!
The grass is always greener….
Well done, as always, Quilly.
Pat — I am just seeing that there was more than one way to take that word. Oh dear.
Nice reflective piece.
Thanks BBD.
Oh, poor Ariel! Mermaids are much over rated though. They smell of fish. This was a creative way to take the picture. Well done!
David –oh my. I am going to pretend you didn’t say that.
I love this, Quilly..Life’s reflections…Bravo!
Mine is up
Have you a Blessed Week!
hugs
shakira
p.s YOU are looking GREAT! Love your new photo!
Shakira — it is good to see you back again! I hope all is well at your house.
Being a mermaid now looks so much better!
Akelamalu — her dad did try to warn her.
I suppose I can see how your story might mesh with Susan’s. Your horizon is also seriously slanted to the right.
Karen — you know we all use the same pic, right?
Aha. Hence the similarities.
Ariel grew up to look exactly like
Ursula the Sea Witch.
aww. i guess everyone feels so when grows older. good micro.
Priyanka, well, I can’t speak for everone else, but I doubt I’ll ever sit on a rock and wish I could be a fish again.
I like the ‘tail’ detail.
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Nice
not exactly a fairy tale ending we’re used to, but andersen didn’t spare his characters either…
ouch, move over my turn! My 140 Hope your week goes well
Always wondered what happened to Ariel at fifty. Hope that cad, Prince Eric, got himself a pot belly.
Enjoyed your Mm, Quilly. Have a great week.
You and Michael G-G are very clever! You are the ony 2 who noted that my microfiction “Still” was not all sweet and strupy! I tried to imbue a subtle sense of something else in this micro. The clues are “locked” and “a still”…something frozen in time…like a still from a movie…There’s the sadness…She dreams of a moment that progresses nowhere…Something happened on the honeymoon!
Can we envision 50 and Fabulous rather than fat? Or at least substitute fluffy?
You made me smile and on a Monday, that’s always good!
Oh–I really like this one–I had an aunt who said that she was’ fat, fifty and free’ but there was no way that she was a mermaid!!! Thanks for this–made me smile. Cheers!
That’s what happens when you hit fifty, Quilly!
Regardless of how good you have it you’ll still feel that there is less for you than you deserve. Ambitions will ebb.
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Just realized she’d lost her TAIL. Ha!!
My mine read that as TALL so the tail part didn’t make much sense to me.
Sorry,
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Very clever! Disney doesn’t usually show what happens years down the road, and Ariel was so willful and disobedient, without a change of heart this is probably what she’d come to.
I waited up for Punny Monday (or rather woke up after falling asleep on the couch) but I don’t see it yet and need to get to bed.
It’s nice to see what Ariel looks like, since she’s no longer young and perky.
The comments you got are as entertaining as your piece. I didn’t care for Disney’s version either. I prefer most of the originals.
SUPERB!
I always wished that someone would do an AFTER-the-happy-ever-after, like the Frog Prince Continued did.
Just, thank God she’s still not wearing those purple clamshell boobholders.
And yes, I’m right there with her these days LOL