Gorilla Dollars

Gorilla Dollars

WC 214

Daily Flash Fiction entry


A gorilla stood inside the large cage. It looked at the little girl. The little girl looked back at the gorilla.

She asked the gorilla in a small little girl voice, “Can you run?”

The gorilla answered in a deep low gorilla-like voice only heard by little girls. “Only if you pay me enough gorilla money.”

“And how much gorilla money do you need?” The little girl looked inside her little girl purse. It was pink and sparkly and had a purple unicorn printed on it.

The gorilla sat down next to the cage and scratched his head as he thought of a good answer. “I think about three million gorilla dollars would be enough for me to run to the moon and back. And if you add a million more, I would bring back a purple unicorn for you to have as your very own pet.”

“All I have are five of these.” The little girl held up five shiny pennies.

The gorilla thought for a long gorilla moment and then said, “I think those are more than enough due to the current exchange rate of pennies to gorilla dollars.”

The little girl smiled and gave her pennies to the gorilla. Then she walked back to her mother with a purple unicorn.