At the Zoo, Ray entered the Aviary. He was unable to spot any bird, only the call of the Kookaburra among the foliage was proof of presence.
Moving on to the monkey cage, he saw only one among the branches.
"The rest all have dysentery", claimed the keeper.
"How come this one is okay?".
"The monkeys, like most animals, ostracise the runt, the weakling. So he never got the spoilt bananas to eat."
This paradigm of evolution struck him. The fittest not necessarily survive. Natural Disasters can perform alchemy for weak genes. They are an ambulance disposing off the strong.
Meander Contest
100 Word Short Story
(Word Limit: 100 words)
We will give you 6 words. You have to write a 100 word story which must
include ALL six of them at least once. The remaining 94 words are of your
choosing. The story may be less than 100 words or equal, but not more. It
should be consistent and coherent when read at a stretch.
Also, the story should have a title which must have at least one word from
the given six. The length of the title is NOT INCLUDED in the 100 words.
The six words, with their meanings are:
a)Kookaburra: A large kingfisher (Dacelo novaeguineae) of southern and
eastern Australia, having brown and white plumage and a call resembling
raucous laughter.
b)Paradigm: One that serves as a pattern or model
c)Dysentry: is an infection of the digestive system
d)Alchemy: A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the
transmutation of base metals into gold, and the preparation of the elixir
of longevity.
e)Ostracize: to expel from a community or group
f)Ambulance: A specially equipped vehicle used to transport the sick or
injured.
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