Funny Tale About Three Kids

Once upon a time,
there lived three friends: Doubtodore,
Baggie, and Scaredson.

Doubtodore:
He didn’t believe anything Baggie
or Scaredson told him;
he not only doubted his friends,
he also doubted the date he was born,
or the name he was first given, “Peter”,
by his parents. They had to change it,
and nickname him “Doubtodore”.
He also doubted that he lived with his real parents!

Baggie:
His hands could not resist the temptation
of carrying everything he met on his way;
he carried sticks, stones, pebbles, candy…….
anything his hands could grasp.
One day he carried a frog,
thinking that it was a sponge – he almost jumped
to the ceiling when the “sponge” sounded
“Rrrrribit! Rrrribit! Rrrrrribit!” in his pocket.
He quickly removed his trousers,
as though they had a hot coal in them.
The habit of carrying anything he saw won
him the nickname “Baggie”.

Scaredson:
He was afraid of dark places, small places,
the night and people who were taller than him;
he was also afraid of trees’ shadows in the day!
One night as he slept, a ball rolled into his bedroom;
it was his favorite cat, Tom, playing with the ball.
As Tom raced after the ball, he accidentally hit
a rocking chair with his tail – this made the chair to rock
gently. Hearing the rocking sound, Scaredson opened
his eyes and slowly turned his head towards the rocking chair.
“Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!” he cried out. As fasts as lighting, the 
ten year-old boy hid under his bed until when the sun rose.
To mock his trivial fears, his father changed his name from “Sammy”
to “Scaredson”. 
“I don’t want to have a scared son!” his father always muttered,
even when his head was hidden by a newspaper.

Cats, dogs and strangers knew the three friends very well…..



Date Published: 10/8/2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Devnath  Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 10:44 AM
Congrats on your beautoful win my friend. A 7, bl
Kimathi Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 2:43 PM
Thank you so much, BL!! :-)
Marcum Wong Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 1:36 PM
This was a fun read that I think my g.daughter will enjoy. Congratulations on your second place win Teddy. I enjoyed it! 7 ; )
Kimathi Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 6:42 AM
Lolest, I'm sure she would!! Thanks so much Connie, for your applause, and enjoying my piece!! *^_^*
Canerdy Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 9:55 AM
A 7 for these character sketches, Teddy! Congrats on your win. The stanza about the scared son reminded me of the show "Monk"--about a brilliant detective who's scared of things like MILK! Janice
Kimathi Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 6:39 AM
Hehehe. I would love to watch "Monk"!!! Thank you so much Janice, for your applause, and enjoying my piece!! ;-)
Williams Gault Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 8:04 AM
What a delightful tale, the type of read where I'd like to read even more about those characters. Congratulations!
Kimathi Avatar
July 27, 2016 at 6:30 AM
Hi Dineen. Thank you for passing by to read and applaud my work!! *^_^*
A  Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 4:52 PM
Teddy,, Congratulations on your win. **SKAT**
Kimathi Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 1:36 AM
Thank you so much Skat, for your kind applause!! *^_^*
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