Book of Knowledge

Lesson 1 - SHOW, DON'T TELL

This is the first lesson of Short story Pizzaz

Teacher: Raven

PROMPT:Write me 250-500 words describing a fictional character of your own invention. I don’t care if they’re male, female, old, young, human, or not. The catch is that you have to show me their attributes instead of telling me about them. I want to know if your character is nice, insecure, angry, etc., as well as fat, old, educated, or whatever. Show me who they are. I won’t be too strict regarding physical characteristics, but unless looks are very important to the character for some reason, you shouldn’t spend more than a couple of sentences on them. I’m looking forward to reading about your characters!

A glance at the beautiful orange rose made her delighted. She knelt down beside the herb, inhaling deeply to absorb the sweet aroma. Her hands were turned into tight fists. Martins whistled on a nearby mango tree.
Softly humming a soothing music, she strolled to the lawn. There, near a citron tree, was a strong wooden birdhouse. As she unbolted the little door, a flock of white pigeons flew out. “Khoum…” They greeted their mistress. Now she opened her fists, sprinkling rice grains all around her beloved pets.
“Jasmine, would you help me set the table dear?” An affectionate voice breezed past her ear.
“Yes Mom. I’m coming in a jiffy” She replied.
The girl began setting the cups and dishes on the dining table. Covering the teapot with an exquisitely embroidered tea-cozy, she placed the glass- coasters beside the dishes.
“When did you learn cross stitching Jasmine?” Her mother asked, pointing at the tea-cozy.
“My crafts teacher taught me, Mom.” She answered.

Total words:163

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