There’s a town in the valley with a peculiar tree growing amidst the ruins of a church. Its origin is so unique the town’s name changed from Johnson’s Elbow to Big Preacher’s Oak.
Long ago, in another village, a precocious girl named Esther was given a Wishing Stone by a hermit. He told her, “This will grant your heart’s true desire. But,” he warned, “You mustn’t cast your wish higgledy-piggledy.”
Finally, Esther knew what she wanted: this traveling preacher’s daughter was tired of traveling. Pinching the stone, she whispered, “I wish Papa would put down roots here in Johnson’s Elbow…”
This was in response to the combination prompt of "Whatever you choose..."/"Higgledy-piggledy"/"Tree" from the 100 Word Stories Podcast Weekly Challenge #199 (Week of 2/14/2010).
This was inspired by a sci-fi/fantasy-type story from a grade school Reading textbook. Feel free to let me know what you think.
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