The wooden spoon
When will it end?31 total reviews
Comment from Mary Shifman
This is a delightful story and it sounds like something you would tell us about your family. It seems like something that would make a great family tradition. Great prompt.
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This is a delightful story and it sounds like something you would tell us about your family. It seems like something that would make a great family tradition. Great prompt.
Comment Written 09-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2021
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Thank you Mary. What a lovely review, very appreciated.
Wendy
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You are welcome.
Comment from Susan Newell
This is too good a story to be mostly fiction. It sounds like a lot of fun to pass the spoon around within a family that is growing in generations and size. What could be more harmless than a wooden spoon? And yet, if you are the one who has been pranked, you must feel special, because someone cared enough to tease you. Just delightful!
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This is too good a story to be mostly fiction. It sounds like a lot of fun to pass the spoon around within a family that is growing in generations and size. What could be more harmless than a wooden spoon? And yet, if you are the one who has been pranked, you must feel special, because someone cared enough to tease you. Just delightful!
Comment Written 09-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2021
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Hi Susan, Yes, I confess it to be being more fact than fiction, but there are some elements of fiction included. Your words are very true, and it did make one person feel special, and then that one got a bit of fun in the quiet planning for the next one. Such a lovely review, many thanks.
Wendy
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You are welcome. Heart-warming story.
Comment from Annmuma
A fun story and a really good contest entry. It is certainly original and still very believable as an ordinary event among a family. I enjoyed the read and wish you luck in the contest. Ann
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A fun story and a really good contest entry. It is certainly original and still very believable as an ordinary event among a family. I enjoyed the read and wish you luck in the contest. Ann
Comment Written 09-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2021
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Thank you Ann A lovely review, and I appreciate your time and good wishes.
Wendy
Comment from Begin Again
I believe those are the types of memories that will remain and be passed on throughout the years and generations. It's a cute story. Much better than having one used as punishment over and over.
Hugs, Carol
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I believe those are the types of memories that will remain and be passed on throughout the years and generations. It's a cute story. Much better than having one used as punishment over and over.
Hugs, Carol
Comment Written 09-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2021
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Thank you very much Carol, your review is appreciated. Yes, you are absolutely right - although I had to add a bit of fiction to make to a fictional story, it is essentially true.
Wendy
Comment from Sherry Asbury
I found a wooden spoon in some giveaways and now wonder if the cats would notice it in their bed...well fiddle - their bed is my bed and I would be tricking myself!! Very cute story and you wrote it well - a delightful divergent!
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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I found a wooden spoon in some giveaways and now wonder if the cats would notice it in their bed...well fiddle - their bed is my bed and I would be tricking myself!! Very cute story and you wrote it well - a delightful divergent!
Comment Written 08-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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Thank you very much Sherry! What a fun review, much appreciated.
Wendy
Comment from Judy Lawless
This is a wonderful and humorous story about a family joke that never quit makes it. It's very creative and well written, Wendy. God luck in the contest.
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This is a wonderful and humorous story about a family joke that never quit makes it. It's very creative and well written, Wendy. God luck in the contest.
Comment Written 08-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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Thank you Judy for your super review and good wishes. Appreciated!
Wendy
Comment from lancellot
Hmm, this is well written and light heart family tale. Only, the logical part of me is confused as to how it became a family tale given:
no-one ever knew who the perpetrator of this practical joke was.
Nor did anyone ever let on that they had been the recipient of the spoon.
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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Hmm, this is well written and light heart family tale. Only, the logical part of me is confused as to how it became a family tale given:
no-one ever knew who the perpetrator of this practical joke was.
Nor did anyone ever let on that they had been the recipient of the spoon.
Comment Written 08-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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The mother knows everything!!
And once it started, two knew, then three, and so it continued. And sometimes there were whispers ... but never any admissions ... ah the mystery of it all.
Thanks for a great review - and for spending time thinking about it. Lol!
Wendy
Comment from Cecilia Lynne1
I enjoyed reading your short story entitled: "The Wooden Spoon"
It appears to meet the requirement of the contest. Not exceeding the word count.
For me the storyline was original and creative, even though very similar to some of my memories of pranks played, fictional tales, fables and myths told, that have been passed down to children and others by families.
Many stories have survived centuries and become a time of traditional sharing. You're choosing a wooden spoon from the kitchen to involve the whole family, I thought that to be an excellent choice. It took me back to my childhood, memories of "the licking of the cake batter from it and the correctional mild spanking with it". I was able to imagine as I read your intriguing accounts of finding the wooden spoon in the bed upon awakening and not knowing how it got there, that it could be used and adapted even today by those interested in playing pranks at home, at camps or sleepovers. I, as a child, loved to have my imagination sparked and still do now well into senior years. You took my memory back to the many wonderful years of believing as a child in the "Tooth Fairy and Santa." I also liked that you did not leave out the adults when you wrote of the brother finding "The Spoon" in his bed on his wedding night." The playing of safe funny pranks, beliefs in myths and being challenged to figure out puzzling unanswered experiences for the most can be fun, giving one an exciting sense of self-achievement and a rewarding sense of pride, once resolved. As I read I entered into all of the latter mentioned and the excitement of the family tradition as it was developing and the need to figure out when and where the spoon was going to show up, who might be involved in placing it. At least everyone seemed to know where to return it. Well planned and penned! Well done!
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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I enjoyed reading your short story entitled: "The Wooden Spoon"
It appears to meet the requirement of the contest. Not exceeding the word count.
For me the storyline was original and creative, even though very similar to some of my memories of pranks played, fictional tales, fables and myths told, that have been passed down to children and others by families.
Many stories have survived centuries and become a time of traditional sharing. You're choosing a wooden spoon from the kitchen to involve the whole family, I thought that to be an excellent choice. It took me back to my childhood, memories of "the licking of the cake batter from it and the correctional mild spanking with it". I was able to imagine as I read your intriguing accounts of finding the wooden spoon in the bed upon awakening and not knowing how it got there, that it could be used and adapted even today by those interested in playing pranks at home, at camps or sleepovers. I, as a child, loved to have my imagination sparked and still do now well into senior years. You took my memory back to the many wonderful years of believing as a child in the "Tooth Fairy and Santa." I also liked that you did not leave out the adults when you wrote of the brother finding "The Spoon" in his bed on his wedding night." The playing of safe funny pranks, beliefs in myths and being challenged to figure out puzzling unanswered experiences for the most can be fun, giving one an exciting sense of self-achievement and a rewarding sense of pride, once resolved. As I read I entered into all of the latter mentioned and the excitement of the family tradition as it was developing and the need to figure out when and where the spoon was going to show up, who might be involved in placing it. At least everyone seemed to know where to return it. Well planned and penned! Well done!
Comment Written 08-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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Thank you so much for your lovely and comprehensive review. Much appreciated, and I am glad you enjoyed it. Yes - it could be done on camps and sleepovers too. What fun!
The word count is okay (387), as it just needed to be under 550.
Thanks again,
Wendy
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You are welcome!
Comment from Anne Johnston
I love your story. You have given us a lot to think about, and questions to consider. We wonder who started this and why. We wonder how each one has been able to keep quiet about what they are doing, and not give the secret away. Thanks for sharing.
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I love your story. You have given us a lot to think about, and questions to consider. We wonder who started this and why. We wonder how each one has been able to keep quiet about what they are doing, and not give the secret away. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 08-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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Hi Anne, thanks so much for a super review. Appreciated. I am so glad you enjoyed it.
Wendy
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You are welcome, Wendy
Comment from Hitcher
What a fun and slightly bizarre family tradition Wendy. The fact that it has continued on through the generations is pretty cool. A wooden spoon in our family was a threat of been put over a knee and paddled with it : ) Yep that would put the fear of God into the one being threatened with it : ))
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What a fun and slightly bizarre family tradition Wendy. The fact that it has continued on through the generations is pretty cool. A wooden spoon in our family was a threat of been put over a knee and paddled with it : ) Yep that would put the fear of God into the one being threatened with it : ))
Comment Written 08-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2021
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Thanks for a super review! Appreciated.
I had been known to threaten with it, and I did smack the dining table once ....
Wendy