“Nothing is ever as easy as it looks” said Polly with a wry smile, “how do we know which is the right book?”
“What about the little doll could it hold the key, it looks like it is mechanical?” said Teddy.
Polly lifted the little statue and studied it quizzically. “There’s no key”.
“So turn her backwards, twist her or something, it’s just a doll.”
“Teddy, SHE is not just a doll, how would you like it if I said you were JUST a teddy bear and I twisted you, around the neck!”
“Fair point” mumbled Teddy realising he was beaten.
Suddenly and without warning the little statue began to turn and strange music filled the air. “What’s happening?” exclaimed a startled Polly, “How is it moving?”
“It’s magic” said the little doll. “If you want to find the key, you need to learn your ABCs”. Such was Polly’s fright that she dropped the little doll, who shattered into a million pieces on the floor.
” Well that was weird” said Teddy, “but at least now we know which book we’re looking for” he said pointing to the shelf.
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Written for Rogershipp’s Flash Fiction for the Purposeful Practioner
It’s been a while since I did a Polly Carmichael story, most of you probably won’t even know who she is, just be warned, I’m not the best at fiction, but I still like to try :)
The Indecisive Eejit 
I think you did a great job — interesting point of view and quite different from the other submissions thus far this week. Great work :-)
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Thanks very much. I’ve been looking for a suitable something to take young Polly on a trip for a while and then this came along and it seemed to suit the bill :)
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Well Juls I think you done real good, as we might say……lovely to see you flashing by my email……have a great weekend, feet up, game console at the ready….
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Thanks. I always look at the challenges you do and think I’d love to try them, but nothing springs to mind. I wrote that wee one on the train home, so perhaps I should think less and just write lol
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Works for me, but that could be old age….lol
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lol ach never, sure you’re only 21 ;) you’ve a few years in ye yet :)
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My brain thinks its 21, its the rest of me that is in conflict with it….
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I know that feeling only too well lol
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So long as its in your mind and not in your…..there’s hope I say…..
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Well this is quite fraught and I like it! Even if I’m coming in at the middle so to speak. I feel as I did when I first read Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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Polly Carmichael was a little character I created to write a couple of stories for the Okay, What if site. I wrote this silly story about Halloween socks lol
I’m glad you liked, crap or not, maybe I need to keep practising at the old fiction lol
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Hell yes!
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Poor little doll :-)
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Well no offence but that’s what she gets for scaring the shoite clean outta poor Polly. (Teddy said that…not me…honest lol)
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It’s a lovely story, and now I want to find out more about Polly :)
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I’ve only written about her a couple of times, but I’d like to know more myself so perhaps it’s time I got the thinking cap on :) Thanks :)
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Wow! Enid Blyton eat your heart out. This is the first Polly story I have read and I likey
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Lol I don’t think I will ever be an Enid Blyton now lol But if you likey that’s always a good start :)
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That’s too bad about the little doll shattering into a million pieces. At least they know where to find the key! Great story!
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Thank you. I guess there has to be collateral damage in every story, or am I just evil lol
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LOL!!
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good little tale there …. even if Polly hasn’t crossed your path in a while! Still true to her voice and all … as soon as I saw the name Polly … I *knew* it was her … so well done Eejit :)
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Ah my friend you are probably the only one who remembers the tale of Polly and the Halloween socks lol
It’s been a while, but I like my little character :)
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Polly is a classic XD
You *should* like her – you’ve created a delightful spunky little one … and how could I forget that gorgeous story …. why don’t you “re post” it? Let others see it up front and center …. :D
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I already did in 2004, isn’t it cheeky to do it again lol
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Nope! It’s 2016 fer crying out loud!
…. 2004…. really? has it been that long?
…. I saw you re-blogged – it’s cued up for me to read ….. :)
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Lol no it’s not been that long. I should have said 2014 lol Doh!
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yeah …. I kinda thought as much because my brain went into a tail spin and I thought … whoa …. no Nellie, we weren’t here on WP back in that hey day ;) LOL …. no matter … good to freak the brain box out every now and then ;)
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I think you are very good at fiction! Your story was engaging and descriptive, I pictured the characters in my head and I even thought, Oh No, when the doll hit the floor and smashed into a million pieces. So there are more Polly stories to come then? I look forward to it!
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Hopefully. It’s been a while since I wrote the last one, I’ll try and not make it as long in between this time :)
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Good! 😊
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That was lovely. <3
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Thank you :)
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Enjoyed the voices of each of your characters!
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Thank you.
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