Exceptional Short story 150 words Shopping Trip by CrystieCookie999 Flash Fiction contest entry Artwork by willie at FanArtReview.com

The neighborhood market looked inviting, with its open bushel baskets of gleaming Gala and Red Delicious apples. I had no use for the prior week's harvest, of some large, lumpy objects with thick, orange rinds. But apples were a promising change. A matronly lady parked her car, exited, and adjusted her glasses. She stood so close to me, where I huddled behind a shrub, that I could have nipped her ankles. She peered at a hand-written sale sign. "Buy nine apples, get one free!" She chortled, delighted to have discovered a true bargain. Once she filled up her shopping bag, I decided to nip her ankles after all. Her loaded bag dropped with a thud, and the apples rolled out. Sinking my teeth into one apple, I carried it off into the deep, dark underbrush for a juicy breakfast. I did not even feel guilty. It was the free apple! Recognized Author Notes Because even raccoons can be bargain hunters. Thanks to "willie" for a great raccoon photo. The program here on fanstory said this was 150 words in the main text. But manually counting it yielded a count of 148 words. I assume a hyphenated word is one word still. So I edited it to make a manual count of 150 words, minus the title.

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