The Footprint

Fresh news! Find out what scientists have to say about the mysterious big foot, shouted the newspaper boy. The little village had become a hotbed of bustling activity with the discovery of a huge footprint at the nearby deserted island, attracting both- tourists as well as scientists who pitched various theories about its existence.

Whose footprint was it? No one knew. It all started when a group of bewildered picnickers found it and spread the news. Soon, there was a scramble with packed boats going to and fro.

Meanwhile…

At the other end of the island, an illegal woodcutter sighed, he never wanted such a crowd. Now he couldn’t cut trees on the island, he picked up his weird-shaped  toolbox and went searching for another job.

F for Footprint

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The photo prompts have been given by JS Brand at the Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields and by Yinglan at the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW). The word prompts (pitch and bewildered) have been given by Six Sentence Stories by Recording Life Under The Radar and the WordPress Daily Prompts.