Ventriloquism for Royalty, Royal Voices – part III
An Epic Saga with Kelli and MC
Ingrit stood in silence, stunned
at the audacious blue-eyed toad.
How dare he steal her voice, for fun?
How dare he be so crass, so bold?
“What’s wrong, sweet lass? Toad got your tongue,”
he snickered, as the words he croaked.
The raven laughed, from where it clung,
atop the mighty magic oak.
The branches quivered, the raven flew
and soared above the enchanted tree,
then vanished in clouds of cotton blue
to return with a shrew dressed in lingerie.
The shrew was dropped at Ingrit’s feet
and both let out a horrendous squeal.
Ingrit’s voice was not her own, but a squeak,
then a caw, then a croak, which was not ideal.
The creatures, they then spoke in turn,
each in Ingrit’s human tongue.
The anger on Ingrit’s cheeks did burn,
the creatures, they did turn and run.
But then they stopped, there in their tracks,
they fell and rolled ‘round in laughter,
at the angry princess and her verbal attack,
who could be cursed with a croak hereafter.
The toad, then he devised a plan
how they could all use their voices for better,
“as a ventriloquist menagerie, we form a clan
“and we'll rule the land forever.”
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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and I need to translate some words as I am not an English speaker, which is good gymnastic for my brain, hah please continue whenever you feel like will be coming back for more! Wishing you a great day !:)
Firstly, I love these images I used a similar ai creator in past to create witches, probably as of it arrived here but I'm really loving what you are creating somehow probably every reader can find themselves in there from life situations and people that you squezze to such point that instead of pain it become a joke :) love it
And so the plot thickens, and the princess is starting to learn her lesson!
I love what you three have done here. Great development of the little royal tale.
What a delicious romp! Well done!
Fantastic continuation of the tale, Cathy!
A shrew in lingerie! Hahaha!!! You’re hilarious!
Oooo, they wanna take over. Let's wait and see what happens next
How did I miss parts one and two? This was bizarre but excellent fun. A shrew in lingerie is not easily forgettable!
Intriguing development, Cathy. I like it.
Oh, this is so good. This maybe harder than I thought, hmmm ;) <3
Well-wrought! The toad, unlike the frog, does not seem to care much about kissing!