Short Sweet and Utterly Complete
“A mop went to a party. But he was shy, so he just went home and cleaned up the house.” My wide-eyed 6-yr-old shared this with me a few days ago. He’d been tasked to create a story at school.
“That is a terrific story!” I said, charmed and full with love for my little Tolstoy. I am impressed by his literary effort for several reasons: It is short, sweet and utterly complete. It is random and unexpected. I haven’t heard too many mop stories recently. It has a clear protagoni