“Grandpa, there’s a round green thing growing out back by the broken fence.”
“There is? We better take a look.”
After a slow painful walk, Grandpa said, “I’d say that’s going to be a pumpkin.”
“Can we keep it?”
“Rightly it belongs to the neighbors. It’s their vine coming through the hole.”
“Let’s not tell them.”
“Would that be right?”
“No, but can we wait till it gets big so I can watch it grow?”
“No harm in that.”
A few weeks later they found a note near the big, almost orange pumpkin, “It’s yours. Carve it for Halloween.”
In response to Charli Mills July 12, 2018, prompt from Carrot Ranch Literary: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a broken fence. You can mend it, leave it, or explain its place in a story. Go where the prompt leads.
Sue Spitulnik 
07/18/2018 at 20:03
A great lesson for us all to take to heart. Your story is like a Norman Rockwell scene.
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07/21/2018 at 17:52
A garden is a wonderful place… to share – just watch out for the prolific zucchini.
(Thanks for the follow – the icon goes to my daily verse place. Most (though not all) Carrot Ranch fiction is : Here
I know it’s confusing. But in an attempt to organize… I have more than one blog. And I can’t seem to switch up the icon like I used to. I’ve got you on my Ranch Hands favorite list. So I can find you 🙂
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07/23/2018 at 07:24
Thanks Jules.
Love chatting with other Ranch hands.
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