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Mine! Six-year-old Buddy terrorizes the playground, appropriating everyone’s toys. How can the kids teach him a lesson and get their stuff back?
In last week’s snippet, Buddy appropriated a little girl’s doll and doll carriage. We pick up a few minutes later. Will his reign of terror never end? (Creative editing of punctuation due to the 10-sentence limit; not as many run-on sentences in the actual manuscript.)
Buddy sat in the grass and watched some kids play with a Frisbee.
They flipped it into the air toward one another. Sometimes they had to leap to catch it; sometimes their dog jumped up and caught it. They laughed and shouted and ran around.
Buddy wished he could throw the Frisbee.
One of the kids tossed the Frisbee way above his sister’s head. Though she jumped and stretched her arms, the disk sailed past her and landed at Buddy’s feet. Buddy picked it up and tossed it into the doll carriage.
“Hey, that’s ours–give it back!” the girl cried.
“Mine!” yelled Buddy, and ran away, dragging the doll buggy behind him.
Yeah, I know–he’s a brat. Justice is coming. Hang in there for one more week.
I know it’s short, but what do you think of this small excerpt? Any suggestions on how I can make it better? Please comment below.
Oh, I wonder if the dog will chase after him this time.
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LOL!
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I deplore assault against children in any form… but this kid needs a smack.
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You get a glimpse into what might be making him act this way. He still needs to be taught a lesson!
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You’ve given us several glimpses of this boy’s character. He needs help.
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I keep wondering what’s happened to this boy to make his responses so angry and still sad. I can’t wait to find out what makes him tick.
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The doll buggy must be getting awfully full by now!
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Yup, it is.
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If he’s the protagonist, I’m not feeling much sympathy for him. Intriguing snippet, Andrea. 🙂
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Can’t wait for justice to find him.
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What a little stinker. lol
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All we need is for someone to go after him. He has so much loot, he can’t be moving too quickly!
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I’m hanging in there … for another week … hoping for some justice 🙂
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Good, Iris. I’m glad you’re hanging in there. Next week the other kids get the upper hand.
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Really want to know where the adults are. And how long has this behavior been going on?
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Probably looking at their phones. But you know what? When I was growing up, your parents only accompanied you to the park until you turned five. Then you were expected to take care of yourself. We got picked on by bigger kids, but we dealt with it. Usually by crying and striking back.
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