Nursery Rhymes

Heylo peeps. I am back once again X)

I want you to write me stories centered around nursery rhymes. I don't want the rhyme to be actually IN the story, though. TELL the story of the rhyme.

For example.

I thought of the idea for this contest when at camp, everyone was singing "All around the mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel. The monkey thought it was all in good fun, POP! Goes the weasel." It made me want to write a story around the rhyme, not literally with a monkey and a weasel in it, but actual people representing the monkey and the weasel, and instead of someone POP!ing, they would die or something. Idk, it was just a fuzzy idea.

Get my drift?

When you write the story, put the rhyme at the very end. Not in the author's notes, in the actual end of the story.

I'd rather that I was familiar with the rhyme, but I guess I don't really mind if it turns out I'm not. Surprise me. It can be an uncommon or common one, I don't care.

[1] No word limit. I hope I don't regret this >.>
[2] Erotica is allowed, although I can't imagine how you can pull erotica out of a children's nursery rhyme >.>
[3] Yes, you ARE allowed to use the monkey chased the weasel one that I mentioned earlier. Go ahead.
[4] Only one person per rhyme, unless otherwise specified by me.
[5] Use proper grammar and spelling. If your writing is atrocious I will DQ it without a word.

Here are some nursery rhyme ideas if you're having trouble thinking of any.

~ Baa Baa Black Sheep
~ Dickory Dickory Dare
~ Diddle Diddle Dumpling
~ Humpty Dumpty
~ Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
~ Pop! Goes the Weasel
~ Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

etc. feel free to look up any on the internet or w/e.

Well, I'm hoping this gets some entries. It's worth a try I guess.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on September 2, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 100, Silver: 50, Bronze: 30, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    weehaw! Contest over!
    Haha, the idea was kind of an epic fail, but I'm glad you guys entered I guess v.v XD Thankees! And weehaw, great stories

Contest Winners

  1. Menshikov.
    STORY IS UP!! A bit Macabre.
    by Play Pretend. 1600 words, 12 comments, on Aug 18 9:49 PM 2008. In Children, Dark, Death, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Rhymes, Unedited
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. As Random as it Gets
    The randomest story EVER, which I hope you get how it relates to the rhyme.
    by hotwaxtears 600 words, 14 comments, on Aug 18 8:42 PM 2008. In Contest, Drama, Fragment, Nursery rhyme, Short story, Strange, Weird
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Entwined Through Time
    The red sun sank slowly behind the hills, the last feeble rays gently waving farewell to the land that it had watched over while it had sha
    by Peachy 1200 words, 2 comments, on Aug 23 8:00 AM 2008. In Death, Fantasy, Romance, Short story, Spiritual
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Warmth
    Riden felt out of place, like a black sheep in a world of white rams. He was sitting at a royal table, feeling the blue cloth that lay atop it, and admiring all the wonderful food spread before him. Everywhere he looked, silh
    by StephLippitt 1300 words, 1 comment, on Aug 31 9:20 PM 2008. In Depression, Fiction, Other
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Kenneth Brown.
    Mel Kline squat uncomfortably in a the bush just off the Dans Bridge. He was watching a man who sat on the bridge dangling his feet over th
    by cole3313 400 words, 10 comments, on Aug 19 2:22 PM 2008. In Contest, Fiction, Murder
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Play Pretend.
    August 18, 2008
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    Are we allowed to use slightly disturbing and or scary rhymes?


    EDIT: i don't think you would allow this,
    but what about blending several rhymes together into one story?


    • WhatALovelyDay
      August 18, 2008
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      yeah, go ahead.

      hmm... it would depend how many. It would be stretching it, I think.


      • Play Pretend.
        August 18, 2008
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        Thankies ^_^

        It would maybe only be two... or three, and they would all have the same central theme.

        • WhatALovelyDay
          August 18, 2008
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          yeah, okay then. Go ahead and try it. X]

          hahaha, sometimes I think I might be too liberal for my own good.......


  • Sha Wujing
    August 19, 2008
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    Interesting Idea for a contest...pretty unique~


  • miles of smiles
    August 19, 2008
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    Cool


  • Peachy
    August 23, 2008
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    Yeah!
    Awesome contest!
    Will enter but I have to try and wake my muse up; he has a hangover which is weird because he's not allowed alcohol :3 *kicks muse*
    Muse will strike me soon
    And I will strike him back because he hits hard
    Good luck with this contest!

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