The sounds of a lonely violin wafted over the packed square. The audience was spellbound, watching the tightrope walker who danced a slow waltz high in the air. A real person would have been squeamish but Lottie, the mannequin dressed in gothic garb, just sank in his arms and let it happen.
Can You Tell a Story in … 52 words, including tightrope, squeamish, mannequin, gothic, and violin
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Great story!
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Thank you, Esther.
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Well done Elke
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Thank you. The title came unbidden with the name: Lottie is, apparently, short for Charlotte (not surprising) which means (surprisingly): free woman.
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What a remarkable coincidence
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It was, I wasn’t sure whether to call her Lottie or Hyacinth (don’t ask me why, just a hunch). Then I looked up the meaning and it was no contest.
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