Wonderland Again.

B3 "Où est ma chatte?" ("Where is my cat?")

I spotted one of the handwalking creatures off down a tunnel. If they were real, perhaps I could really find Sophia! I hopped up and found I was a little dizzy. It took me a moment for my head to level out then I raced after the creature. It seemed to realize I was after it and took off running too, or whatever moving quickly on your hands is called. Being in a more natural upright position I quickly caught up with it. "Have you seen my dog?"

"Understand do not I. Sorry, am I." It quickly babbled as I held on to it's heel.

Oh fiddlesticks, that's right, "Dog my seen you have?"

"Dog is what?"

"Fur with, creature legged four a"

"Hair like fur is?"

I nodded, then shook my head no, and ended it by tracing a vertical circle with my chin."

"Empress the like sounds much very it."

I frowned, but that was a dream. Wasn't it?


187 words.

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- You are a stranger in a foreign land – try to communicate with the locals in an attempt to find your missing pet – short story. (<1000 words)