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Chewbacca Fri 17-Feb-17 08:02:22

Continue your story from the end of the last post. It can be funny, sad, scary or just plain daft. Only 1 rule, each post is a maximum of 7 words but you can split those words into different sentences if you like.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin.
Chapter 1

Once upon a time there was a ......

Cherrytree59 Sun 23-Apr-17 15:47:13

Indiana Jones

Marydoll Sun 23-Apr-17 15:48:54

"Oh goody!" purred MD. "I have always liked him" wink

Elrel Sun 23-Apr-17 16:18:53

a very old Arab to decipher it!

Elrel Sun 23-Apr-17 16:19:33

I didn't turn the page - oops!

Elrel Sun 23-Apr-17 16:20:31

Indy and the Arab read the message:

Chewbacca Sun 23-Apr-17 17:06:27

"Step onto the flying carpet. Lean back to go slower. Lean forward to go faster. Lean left or right to steer it. DO NOT MAKE SHARP TURNS OR CATASTROPHIC EVENTS WILL FOLLOW. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED". shock

Elrel Sun 23-Apr-17 17:12:01

So they cautiously shuffled aboard the carpet.

Chewbacca Sun 23-Apr-17 17:47:28

"Who can drive this thing?", said Elrel.......

Marydoll Sun 23-Apr-17 19:18:06

"Nothing to it!" said Indy, who unfortunately, hadn't listened to Chewey's EXPLICIT instructions.

SparklyGrandma Sun 23-Apr-17 20:31:51

...they all had to hang on for dear life as she took an exceptionally sharp turn.....YeeeeeeeeeeeeY!...

Chewbacca Sun 23-Apr-17 20:52:21

..to the right. The magic carpet zoomed, at break neck speed, and the gransnetters lurched. ...

Marydoll Sun 23-Apr-17 23:39:41

into the air, leaving Indy and (you guessed) MD clutching onto each other. The Gransnetters...

Elrel Mon 24-Apr-17 00:58:44

were frantically steering to left and right

travelsafar Mon 24-Apr-17 08:42:48

when all of a sudden!!!!!

SparklyGrandma Mon 24-Apr-17 13:55:18

the carper with them all on it soared upwards into cooler fresher air, soaring cross country until below them they could see the spire of......

Elrel Mon 24-Apr-17 20:20:05

Chesterfield, recognisably bent, so they continued North

SparklyGrandma Mon 24-Apr-17 21:24:28

''into the wild counties of Yorkshire, over moors, rocks, cascading rivers, cricket matches and on again towards.....

Chewbacca Mon 24-Apr-17 23:24:00

..Northumberland. Beautiful wide, clean beaches lay below them, with a shimmering sea, glittering in the sunshine.

Marydoll Mon 24-Apr-17 23:40:21

"Wow Grans, you are all great storytellers" said MD. "
Do you fancy a bit of sunbathing on those beautiful, wide,clean beaches ?"

Chewbacca Tue 25-Apr-17 00:06:00

"Sure do", they said, and so they all leant backwards to slow the magic carpet down. But, in their excitement, they forgot the golden rule that they should do everything s l o w l y...........

Cherrytree59 Tue 25-Apr-17 00:06:09

What in this weather with my chest!
I'll need me thermals on....

Cherrytree59 Tue 25-Apr-17 00:10:31

Hang on to yer drawers ladies prepare for a crash landing!!!

Elrel Tue 25-Apr-17 00:12:01

They somersaulted off the back landing in ...

Cherrytree59 Tue 25-Apr-17 09:27:00

In the mulberry bush...

travelsafar Tue 25-Apr-17 09:30:35

scattering silk worms munching the leaves everywhere!!!