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The Gift

Write a scene or story in which a character receives an unusual gift.

Growing up, I really loved the children's book Morris' Disappearing Bag by Rosemary Wells, in which Morris gets a strange gift: an invisible bag that renders him unseeable if he climbs into it. All his siblings want to disappear too. This week's prompt will take a hint from Rosemary Wells.

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Creative Writing Prompt: The Gift

Write a scene or story in which a character receives an unusual gift.

Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.

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