CW, A Fable

Creative Writing

As mentioned in one of my previous posts, during the Creative Writing club I wanted to try to write in different styles.

This story follows my previous post on  "Are we faking liking fake?" >here< and I decided to write a fable and got inspired when watching the duck mating season on the Airthrey Loch within the university campus when two male ducks would be endlesly following one female duck.

A Fable

Frederick and Ferdinand were young male ducks who lived by the Airthrey Loch. 

As the time of year approached, they began to feel the need to set up a family. 

There was one female duck called Hanna, who had the fairest feathers and kindest eyes of all female ducks. 

Both Frederick and Ferdinand particularly liked her and were both plotting plans how to win her heart and start a new life full of baby ducks with her.

Every morning they woke up, they spent hours and hours looking at their reflection in the loch’s surface, trying to smooth and polish their feathers according to the newest trends. Until they looked nothing like themselves. 

Since they saw Hanna, they would not let her be; they followed her everywhere, firing self-made jokes at her and bragging about their last night’s wild experiences. Hanna was confused and had no idea, why would they keep following her.

Once she tried to hide in the small bushes next to the lake and discovered that there is someone already there. 

A male duck Gustav was trying to find a refuge from all the noise that some of the members of his kind were causing and wanted to admire the beauty of nature for himself. Suddenly, however, he was disturbed by a female duck that possessed unusually charming and kind looks.

Hanna and Gustav started talking and found out how much they have in common and how much they like true and genuine personality. As the fate would have it, Hanna and Gustav, feel in love with the true and warm-hearted and passionate feeling for each other.

 Right now are expecting 4 small additions to their family.

And what about Frederick and Ferdinand? 

They are still wondering around the loch with all their fake appearance and attitudes, not knowing why is it that no female duck would laugh at their jokes.

The moral

Do not fake liking fake, be yourself.