Today’s Friday Flash! This one was inspired by this image from wiki commons. It’s 92 words. 
“A spider, Mommy! Look, a spider. On flowers, in the water.”
“Don’t touch it.”
“But -”
“No! And watch from a distance, baby. You don’t want to end up in the hospital again. Do you?”
“The crab jumped. I couldn’t get away!”
“Just like the dog before that. And the neighbor’s cat. And that bird you decided to catch. This trip, you stay away from all critters. You hear?”
“Aww Mommy! I don’t want to. They call me, they really do.”
“Well, you just ignore them. Or else.”
“But -”
“No.”
“Mom!”
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I think Mommy is right. If the critters are calling the kid, and she gets bit every time…
Look, but don’t touch. That should be Mommy’s new rule.
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The Call of the Wild? This was well done. Mine’s on the list.
I am seeing something creepy behind the scenes, something is wrong, how does she have such bad luck with the creatures..and also keeps coming back? o0
Oh she must be tasty if they all want to bite or scratch her! I think her Mum should keep her on reins
Some kids are just unlucky that way.
I don’t think I’d be inclined to put my fingers anywhere near that particular spider though, it looks kinda poised to attack.
Am I to presume the spider in the photos is actually a particularly deadly sort and the danger was reasonable this time? Thought the crab “jumping” was very cute.
I like the idea of the animals ‘calling’ to the child. I see something else going on there too.
reminded me of the song ‘the old lady who swallowed a fly”…
At first I didn’t see the spider on the photo, but when I did it made my skin crawl. Spiders..ugh..
I too feel something darker to be in the shadows of this biting problem occuring so often. Hmm…
Sounds like mom has her hands full keeping this little one safe!
I like the way the final “Mom!” Can be read two ways. Either, she’s upset at her mom’s admonition, or she poked the spider. I see her as poking the spider.
Hopefully mom won’t bring her near any lions! Or tigers or bears. Cute flash, I liked it.