My original idea for Friday Fictioneers turned into an 1800w short story which I had to keeping going with while it was flowing! (It’s here if anyone wants to read it)
This is my second and significantly shorter attempt, a bit more light-hearted, though I gather a real, actual problem in some places 😉
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Recolonisation
“These are targeted attacks,” insisted the city councillor. “I saw them myself. Children are especially vulnerable.”
His own party shuffled in embarrassment. The opposition tittered. Headline writers rubbed their hands in glee.
No-one noticed young Fred leave his City Hall listening post to bring his report to HQ.
High Commander was grave. He called all comrades to HQ immediately. He needed to tell them to be more discreet or the whole recolonisation operation would be blown.
At the seafront, Ella screamed as the gulls gathered, but then smiled in relief when they all flew to the clifftop. Was it finally safe to eat ice-cream?
©Siobhán McNamara
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Amusing take. Always raises a smile when this ‘problem’ appears on the news 🙂
I live in hope that it will be raised at one of the council meetings that I cover for the local paper! Our local gulls seem to be reasonably well behaved though 🙂
Dear Siobhán,
On my side of the world we deal with Canadian geese. They no longer fly south for the winter. They just stick around and congregate–everywhere. No lollipop or ice cream stealing that I know of, though.
Love your fine-feathered-truthful-tale.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I would love to witness a gull stealing a lollipop, but then I find myself thinking ‘be careful what you wish for’
It can happened. I saw Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”. Those things are dangerous – today your ice-cream cone, tomorrow, who knows? Good story.
True, I wouldn’t like to be at the receiving end if they decided to take over!
I am with trentpmcd – I too saw The Birds 😉
And there are an awful lot of them!
A few days ago I watched a seagull pecking away at a window, it was trying to get in and take the food being eaten by two burly workmen! You reminded me of The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, I loved her writings.
That must have been quite a sight! They really don’t have any fear at all
I can still see my nephew, laughing, joking, holding his sandwich… and then.. Hey!!! Stolen! Right out of his hand!
Your poor nephew! but very funny …. I hope he wasn’t too traumatised
He was quite mad! So funny!
No, Ella, no! It’s never safe to eat ice cream at the seaside… Nice one!
I had my ice cream stolen by a seagull at Newquay once 😦
LOL – I guess Fred is a popular name for seagulls! Though this is a much more lighthearted and fun take on the prompt than mine was. Very cute.
I love your organized gulls, headquarters and all. Great fun.
Gulls are the bane of the seashore.Great story.
What a fun take!!!! Kudos.
I’ve seen gulls swooping for ice cream and it’s funny to watch, so long as it’s not your ice cream and you can go home afterwards. Amusing take
I saw a documentary about gulls stealing ice-cream. So I can clearly see this.
This one made me laugh. Great story!
Clever last line. You made me smile.