Finish the story begins with: “Not knowing what to expect, he made his way into the dark of the forest.”
As prepared as he was with every survival technique finely honed he felt there was one aspect of this journey that was going to cause him concern.
His mum had said to change out of his shorts as the drop bears would target his nobby knees.
Drop bears were the bane of every explorer in the forest. You could be walking along and whack they’d land on your head and there was a devil of a time removing them.
They were cuddly, with wet tongues and very friendly but could dig their claws into you and inflict unsightly wounds.
But today there was to be no standing back and allowing the little furry creatures to interrupt his aim of exploring the dinosaur valley where the last of the triceratops was still living happily.
As he cleared the forest the lights went out and a very wet tongue licked his nose.
Written for: https://mondaysfinishthestory.wordpress.com/
Morpethroad 
Lol looks like he got dropped!
He certainly did Juls thanks for stopping by.
Now you see him, now you don’t.. He got dropped upon. Very comical my friend.
Thank you Jenny glad you found it so..
He should have put Vegemite behind his ears, that’s the only thing that will keep Drop Bears away. Triceratops, on the other hand, are another matter altogether–very slurpy creatures. But at least they are vegesaurs and not steakasaurs 🙂
Oh course the vegemite cure, forgot about that…thanks Lyn a very entertaining comment
A very entertaining tale that made me smile 🙂
Glad it did Angie, thanks for stopping by.
Drop Bears? That’s why I live in the desert. Nothing for them to drop from. Great Story!
Thank you for reading and your comment.
Haha! The drop bear got him! Cute story Michael. 😀
Thanks Joy, you have to watch out for them…
They sound like cute creatures but perhaps not!
Yes you are right, they are more your ‘perhaps not’ creatures…
great imagination
Thank you so much.
I don’t think I would like those drop bears to drop on me. Cute.
I think you would be safe Deborah…
Well if you say so….
I’m not sure if the drop bears sound adorable or terrifying.
I think more your terrifying than adorable….
Was an enjoyable story Michael! Very entertaining! Thank you for adding a story to the Mondays Finish the Story challenge and be well… ^..^
Thanks Barb, I hope you are doing ok today….
Tomorrow is the long day of radiation then chemo. Good news: I began week 5 today! 2 to go as far as radiation is concerned….
best wishes I hope all goes well for you….((HUG))
I accepted your invitation to read your post, and found reading it the second time around was instructive. I humbly admit I have much to learn about writing. Thanks for motivating me.
My pleasure I think I have more to read of yours, I’ll get to it soon…
Imaginative! I had never hear of the ‘drop bear’…. so like all good teachers- I googled- vicious little creatures! Loved the read!
Thanks Roger, it was fun to tell visitors about them and watch their reactions….
I too bad to Google ‘drop bear’ as well – they’re definitely not something you want to encounter! A very entertaining story, Michael. 🙂
Thanks Louise, thankfully you’ll never have to encounter one…
Darn drop bears. What a nuisance. Very creative story, Michael. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne