Dandelion: A Short Story

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Monstrous clouds covered the lights of the sky. The water was motionless as the rabbits road peacefully down the river. Oak trees had leaves with varying colors from red to green. The rabbits stayed silent, not wanting to draw attention to themselves on the boat. Suddenly, Pipkin whispered, “Tell us a story Dandelion.” In response, Dandelion said, “Sure, I can tell you a story.”
Dandelion went on, “It was a gorgeous day. Birds chirped a lovely tune and the woodpeckers dug into the bark of trees. The sky was clear with no clouds in sight and there was a very slight relaxing breeze. The soil was slightly damp from the sprinkle of rain from the night before. Grass was long and dark and shined from the sun reflecting on the rain drops on it. All the rabbits were in their warren dead asleep, except for El-ahrairah. El-ahrairah felt the yearning to go for a hop in the woods. He left his warren and went to a nearby river and consumed very moist, lush, dark grass. The river was crystal clear. When he returned back to his warren, none of the rabbits were there. The only trace of his clique were very monstrous sized footprints trailing through the woods. Some say it was 12 rabbit feet long. He followed the trail to Prince Rainbow’s castle.
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You shall be punished.’ El-ahrairah threw puny pebbles and they transformed into fireballs on contact and began to demolish the prince’s magnificent garden. Prince Rainbow made an appearance and screamed, ‘Hold on, hold on. I will release these rabbits Lord Frith. I was stubborn, inhumane and wicked. May I do anything to get your absolution?’ In feedback, El-ahrairah spoke, ‘You will leave alone the rabbits for the rest of eternity.’ Prince Rainbow cried, ‘Yes, O yes, I will do so.’ El-ahrairah and his friends hit the road and went back to their

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