Original Module by Bruno Horta

DO YOU KNOW WHAT A MINI SAGA IS?

    Love at first sight

    John was a regular in that train. Today seemed different, probably because of    Sally who was in New York for work. They started the  

   conversation casually but both became very close in less than thirty minutes. They exchanged phone numbers, of course. John promptly 

                                    called a day later – “Wrong number!”

Nobody’s Perfect

At school he had been no good at maths, but outstanding at writing and reading. But who needs arithmetic? He entered the competition with enthusiasm, and produced a brilliant, witty, profound, and paradoxical story. He was inspired. It was an absolute masterpiece. The judges sighed. Another one with 51 words.

Like mother, like son
     1955
     Dear Mummy
     I hate this boarding school. Food awful, prefects bully me. Please take me home.
     Love, David.

     Dear David
     Nonsense! Chin up.
     Mother.

     1997
     Dear David
     I hate this home. Food awful, nurses treat me like a child. Fetch me immediately.
     Mother

     Dear Mother
     Nonsense! Chin up.
     David

You are going to write your own mini saga! Use the space below to create your  story in exactly 50 words (no more, no less).

Some ideas!

* you can use a picture or a painting to get started

           http://www.tate.org.uk/      http://www.louvre.fr/      http://www.moma.org/

* you can write your story based on an English proverb (it can be the moral or the title)

        

* you can check this presentation for a few more ideas