"I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose."--S.I. Hayakawa
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Sunday, December 24, 2017

The Littlest Snowflake, Chapter Five



http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-0811-1015-4071_Journalist_Interviewing_Someone_clipart_image.jpg“Did you stay up all night to build Snowzilla?”  asked one man.

“I don’t know how it got here,” answered the father with wonder on his face.  



 All the children in the neighborhood came to marvel at the giant snowman.  



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“It’s bigger this year, isn’t it, Mr. Powers?” said one.

“Yes, it is.  It looks to be about twenty-five feet high,” said Mr. Powers.







“Did you hear about the protest at City Hall?”   Mr. Powers said he hadn’t and the man told him that  about a dozen three-foot-high snowmen were picketing the front of entrance of City Hall.  He said they were carrying signs that read “Snowmen have rights” and “Heck no, we won’t go” and “Snowzilla needs a bailout.”  


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Snowzilla’s picture was on the front page of the newspaper under the banner headline:  “Revenge of Snowzilla.”  On the editorial page, the newspaper printed dozens of letters that chastised the city for trying to stop the building of Snowzilla. 




From his perch atop the carrot nose (he’d finally learned what it was he was resting on), the Littlest Snowflake looked down and felt happy.  He was proud to be a small part of this snowman that brought smiles to the faces of children and adults.

All day long people asked Mr. Powers how he had managed to build Snowzilla in one night, because the preceding Snowzillas had taken weeks.   Mr. Powers said he didn’t know how Snowzilla had been built so quickly.  Again and again ,he answered their questions, denying any knowledge of how it happened.


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Finally, weary of the questions from visitors and reporters, Mr. Powers smiled and told them the truth: 

“There must have been some magic in that old top hat of his…”





The End

2 comments:

  1. That was some good creative writing, Jeanne. Maybe you should take up writing children's books. I remember the story of 'snowzilla' being on the news or in the newspaper. What year was that? It made national news.

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  2. Awww ... the Littlest Snowflake had a place in creating Snowzilla and charmed a lot of people, maybe even those from the City offices! Nice. Smiling at a happy ending ... Patti and Cap

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