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Little Henrietta has a special talent. If she smiles at a spider it sits down beside her. If she grins at a snail it wiggles its tail!

Daddy was cooking sausages and stuff over a fire in a big tin box. There were grownups there talking, laughing and being silly.

It started getting darker. There was a flash and a rumbling noise. Daddy looked up and frowned.

Uncle Bob shook a pepperpot over his food and some of it missed. Henrietta sneezed! Suddenly the clouds disappeared and the sun came back.

She winked at a worm and the worm winked back!

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Click Froggietta to visit the squares!

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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers

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PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox

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36 thoughts on “100 words

  1. Sadje/ Sadie's avatar Sadje/ Sadie May 20, 2026 / 13:46

    She is super talented. 🥳🥳🥳

  2. Neil MacDonald's avatar Neil MacDonald May 20, 2026 / 14:20

    Uncle Bob’s sneezing powder is the business

  3. Ange's avatar Ange May 20, 2026 / 14:34

    Keith this is warm, funny, and highly imaginative. Henrietta is instantly lovable with her gentle brand of nature magic – this would make great great bedtime story reading 🩷

  4. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz May 20, 2026 / 15:04

    Henrietta sounds like a friend I might like to have!

  5. beth's avatar beth May 20, 2026 / 16:06

    so much going on here! )

  6. DrillerAA's avatar DrillerAA May 20, 2026 / 17:22

    Lovely little story.

  7. James Pyles's avatar James Pyles May 20, 2026 / 19:47

    May she use her great powers for good and not evil.

  8. Mya's avatar Mya May 20, 2026 / 20:52

    The animal whisperee!!

  9. ceayr's avatar ceayr May 21, 2026 / 12:01

    No jokes, Keith, I love this!

  10. elmowrites's avatar elmowrites May 21, 2026 / 16:05

    Oh this is super cute! I could do with Henrietta’s help in my garden.

  11. Dale's avatar Dale May 21, 2026 / 17:30

    Too adorable, Keith. Henriette has a wonderful talent!

      • Dale's avatar Dale May 22, 2026 / 14:47

        Absolutely!

  12. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff May 22, 2026 / 11:08

    Dear Keith,
    What a cute children’s book this would be with illustrations. 😉 I’m still trying to imagine a snail wagging its tail.
    Shalom,
    Rochelle

  13. plaridel's avatar plaridel May 22, 2026 / 13:47

    funny as usual. i love her name. 🙂

  14. Surabhi Parashar's avatar Surabhi Parashar May 22, 2026 / 18:14

    Loved Henrietta and her bugs. Brought back the memories of Alice in Wonderland. 🙂

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