The troll peers out from his dilapidated bridge. He grabs handful of gravel. Throwing one stone at a time into the stream as it bubbles happily along.
“All these merry people, ruining my view! Happy they run after each other and play with dogs. Uuugghhhhh! What is wrong with these people!” He bemoans to the wind.
A bright blue Frisbee plops into the stream. The tell eyes anything near his bridge with contempt.
“Who goes near my bridge!” His deep horrible troll voice growls shaking loose pieces of concrete from above.
Suzy climbs down the side of the bridge. Her pineapple yellow dress showing a couple green stripes for her trip down. Her twin braids make her look like an eight year old doll. Her eyes are little shocked at the sight of a seven foot troll.
“Mister. Can you help me? I can’t swim and I need my brothers Frisbee back. I kind of borrowed it.” Suzy is half shugging shoulders and looking indirectly at him.
“Why should I?! You barged into my home!” The green troll eyes narrow and his twisted smile shows his yellow pointy teeth.
“You have a nice smile. I hope I can get big like you some day.” Suzy oozes cute as she talks, looking up at the troll.
“Why, maybe you will get big like me. You really like my smile?” The troll looks at her confused.
“Yes. I know I shouldn’t be here. But I get in trouble easy. I didn’t mean to interupt you, sir.” She partially turns.
“No wait. I’ll help. I’m used to scaring people. I’m not sure why you aren’t scared.” The troll smiles a normal smile.
“You’re not scary. It’s like the ugly duckling, he doesn’t know he a swan because they call him a duck. You are nice than I thought a troll could be.” Suzy smiles as the troll heads toward the Frisbee. “You should help people more. You’re really good at it.”
He smiles and helps her back up the hill.
Six months later…
The troll starts on “Pimp My Bridge”, a show to help improve the lives of trolls everywhere. Cleaned up, shaved and dressed to the nines, he’s not an ugly duckling any more.
Written as part of a challenge called Tales Weaver,details below
Coloring Outside the Lines 