Six Word Memoirs on Life Stories

treehugger says,

Chicken mistakenly thinks sky is falling.

canadafreeze says,

Pigs, wolf negotiate real estate deal.

maryjane31 says,

Spider still scares Little Miss Moffet.

marymc says,

Civil War. Atlanta. Tomorrow's another day.

MO_Thoughts2 says,

Adventurous boys. Cave Exploration. Treasure found.

jl333 says,

Don't like Green Eggs and Ham

NumbrOneAunt says,

hero in cape saves gotham. repeatedly.

Bevvie says,

Lost girl invades home. Bearly escapes.

jl333 says,

The mouse ran up the clock

treehugger says,

Billy goats cross bridge, elude troll.

DynamicDbytheC says,

Cindy snags prince. Leaves step-sisters livid.

ShellDeFelice says,

An apple a day devastates Doc.

jl333 says,

The cow jumped over the moon

oopsalittle says,

A beanstalk led to endless riches

treehugger says,

Never cry wolf unless you're sure.

lillybrook says,

Haircut frees captive girl from witch.

canadafreeze says,

This apple tastes really funny, ptewie....

tonyglim says,

Who pushed Humpty Dumpty? Detective investigates.

canadafreeze says,

Three mice. Farmer's wife. Carving knife.

Wench says,

In love. Parents don't approve. Suicide!

Wench says,

Also, can I just say how much I freakin' love NumbrOneAunt's?

accidentaltourist says,

Spider saves pig, dies in childbirth.

Mourningdove says,

Children vandalize candy cottage, commit homicide.

ba_miracle says,

Lost children burn wicked cannibalistic witch.

Big bad wolves shouldn't eat grandmas.

Ugly duckling was always adorable Swan.

Naked emperor couldn't believe his eyes.

Orphaned child finds love. The End

lillybrook says,

Mom loves baby forever and always.

lillybrook says,

Great green room says "Goodnight Moon."

accidentaltourist says,

Fat frisky feline frolics then flees.

lillybrook says,

Happily ever after because slipper fits.

lillybrook says,

Woodchopper frees victimized red from wolf.

Mourningdove says,

Kansas girl comatose after tornado, survives.

accidentaltourist says,

Rich girl's beau doesn't give damn.

Sagacious says,

Military's attempts to uncrack egg futile.

JAD says,

Beauty and the Beast. No Love.

ba_miracle says,

Orchestrated dancing mops overtake sorcerers apprentice.

butterflyxxx says,

Musician kills rats and kidnaps children.

Believe says,

Overworked hen. Nobody helped. Ate bread.

Believe says,

Sold items in vain. Merry Christmas.

accidentaltourist says,

Haunted man turns over new leaf.

Bevvie says,

Man killed. Heart spoke. Man caught.

canadafreeze says,

Family feud. Balcony. Youth. Romantic comedy.

Sagacious says,

Fetching water nearly fatal for Jack.

mzejay says,

Dude, grow up already! Love, Wendy.

Wench says,

George Bailey does exist. Thanks, Clarence.

Wench says,

Orphan discovers wizards. Also, there's snakes.

Bevvie says,

Alas, he buried his sister prematurely.

Level1 says,

They walked, were lost, prophesy kept.

L2L3 says,

Tricky boy kisses girl, has adventures.

ba_miracle says,

Starfish saved, lesson in action learned.

Odd Seagull soars heights to perfection.

Boy meets girl. Girl rescues boy.

Dean6805 says,

Hobbit meets dwarves; unexpected journey ensues.

Loon says,

big white whale kicks Ahab's ass

dakat123 says,

...And they lived happily ever after.

Staraj says,

Heralded birth. Miraculous life. Inceptive death.

Staraj says,

Taking my cue from Loon:

Dick wins battle of the dicks.

Staraj says,

Offers not refused. Disloyalty not excused.

Staraj says,

Gift horse. Hollow gesture. Greek tragedy.

Staraj says,

Ate themselves out of garden home.

Staraj says,

We were that way. Not now.

Staraj says,

Pieced together. Jolted awake. Pitchfork parting.

Staraj says,

Waxing moon. Unwaxed body. A howler.

Staraj says,

Seeks blood donors. Avoids harmful rays.

Staraj says,

Quick change artist. Steely flight attendant.

Staraj says,

Reluctant gunfighter. Recruited gunfighter. Reductive gunfight.

Staraj says,

Void. Light. Land. Water. Creatures. Rest.

BanjoDan says,

And they lived happily ever after

canadafreeze says,

Atlas shrugged. The world kept spinning.

Bevvie says,

Wife cheats, gets dumped, eats arsenic.

Kira1965 says,

The shoe fits. cindarellabwear it.

Kira1965 says,

Oooops typo...I will re- post...

The shoe fits. Cinderella wears it.

ba_miracle says,

Cursed and alone turned everyone stone.

Lost at sea didn’t die happily. (story changes depending on punctuation.)

canadafreeze says,

Turns out, she gives a damn.

Bevvie says,

He avenges Father's death; everyone dies.

BanjoDan says,

Once upon a time. The End.

Dean6805 says,

Ape-raised rich orphan rules the jungle.

Staraj says,

The greatest truncated story ever told.

Staraj says,

Fallback. Fell for dame. She fell.

Staraj says,

Long strange trip. Take a bow.

Staraj says,

Mirthful brigand. Straight as an arrow.

Staraj says,

Aliens invade Earth. Microbes invade aliens.

accidentaltourist says,

(I love all of these. Just wanted to interject.)

Staraj says,

Pulled Scotland together. Altogether pulled apart.

Staraj says,

Interjection by accidentaltourist. A classic story?

Just joshing, AT. :-)

Staraj says,

Any floor of any Smithsonian museum.

Staraj says,

Big ax. Big ox. Big acts.

Dean6805 says,

Bear imitates cloud, steals bees' honey.

Staraj says,

Cabin boy. Civil man. Memorialized icon.

Dean6805 says,

Submariner Madman terrorizes seafarers in style.

Staraj says,

Kicked ass with ass. Humbling haircut.

Staraj says,

Acknowledging oopsalittle did this one first:

Climbed stalk. Gets stalked. Golden parachute.

Staraj says,

Warts and all, baby. You'll see.

Staraj says,

Strong guy. Powerful father. No union.

Staraj says,

Pharynx?! Epiglottis?!! Esophagus?!!! Passage to infamy.

(Yes. THAT story. Maybe I should stop with this one.)

Dragonflower says,

Man builds Shapel. Everyone sings Amen.

Dragonflower says,

Bidding sweet goodnight object by object.

Dragonflower says,

Bird in title only mentioned once.

Dragonflower says,

Might for right. Round table broken.

Dragonflower says,

Iowa housewife meets photographer. Bridge rendezvous.

Dragonflower says,

Boy born a wizard. Forehead zapped.

Dragonflower says,

Small amount of oil lasts days.

Staraj says,

Chain gang. Repeat runaway. Communication failure.

Bevvie says,

Three husbands. The Everglades. Then home.

canadafreeze says,

Old man becomes baby and disappears.

Staraj says,

Poisoned beauty. Maddening mirror. Heigh ho.

(Possibly preceded by CF.)

Staraj says,

Wolf milk twins. One founds eternity.

Staraj says,

Disneyland, schmisneyland. She went to Psychedelicland!

illuminatrix says,

Assassin family betrays. Methodical, samurai revenge.

illuminatrix says,

Presidents rob banks. Skydiving, surfing, redemption.

illuminatrix says,

Farmboy trained in mystical, laser fencing.

Believe says,

Dog. B. I. N. G. O.

illuminatrix says,

Three generations united while shark hunting.

illuminatrix says,

Amidst Californian chaos, the Dude abides.

illuminatrix says,

Anarchist alter-ego masterminds violent, societal self-revolution.

illuminatrix says,

Machine-enslaved dystopia, computer-glitch messiah.

Staraj says,

Cheap breadfruit. Free love. Costly rebellion.

Staraj says,

Whistlers' bridge. Commanding whistler blows it.

illuminatrix says,

Staraj, many awesome story sixes here, nice bloody effort. Some are really choice, too. Favorites are The Godfather, Garden of Eden story, and the Iliad. Very very nice.

Staraj says,

Bloody nice words, Illuminatrix. Thanks on behalf of all of us — including you. :-)

I'm having fun with this challenge. Not so easy to reduce a well-known story to six words that form a logical allusion, but yet don't make the answer too obvious. Sort of a twist on the old TV show: "Name That Tune". Except we're not pressured by a time clock.

Staraj says,

Dour soul. Spirits visit. Christmas spirit!

(Ripping off CF again?)

Staraj says,

Terrible odds. Terrific shot. Tall fall.

Staraj says,

Story of a man named Brady.

Just kidding, folks. :-)

This one:

Slaves infighting. Slaves uprising. "We're he!"

Staraj says,

Rain. Two by two. Olive leaf!

H2point0 says,

Boy meets girl. Attraction. Fight. Reconciliation.

illuminatrix says,

Dashing archaeologist bashes Nazis, unearths legends.

illuminatrix says,

We can remember for you wholesale. (cheating, because this is actually the title of the story--omitting one word, I think--that was the basis for a movie, actually now two, since it's just been remade.)

illuminatrix says,

Punxsutawney Phil becomes Mobius nightmare mascot.

illuminatrix says,

Television psychokinetically hungry for little girl.

Staraj says,

[yawn] By George, George was replaced?!

Staraj says,

Brevity master's baby that begets babies.

Layne says,

Never take naps during a race.

Staraj says,

Prepared to die? As I wish.

Staraj says,

Gyrating namesakes. The one of literature.

Staraj says,

Stale dress. Stale cake. Stale expectations.

oopsalittle says,

Only a stone makes great soup.

BGourley says,

Man seeks whale; tragically finds it.

BGourley says,

Two flee Earth's destruction by Vogons.

Dean6805 says,

Radioactive spider bite creates smartass superhero.

Bevvie says,

Bored wife. Dull husband. Conniving judge.

Dean6805 says,

Never trust witches offering Turkish Delight.

oopsalittle says,

First GPS were those red shoes.

Staraj says,

Stalled, dark, and handsome. And hansom.

Staraj says,

Separated in verse. Lovers' epic search.

Staraj says,

Money. Power. Control. Remembrances. "My sled..."

Dhani says,

A very challenging question in DEED!

Staraj says,

Can't quack. Mistaken identity. "That's me?!"

Acknowledging ba_miracle's primacy.

Bevvie says,

cheats, loses kids and new wife.

Bevvie says,

learns to read and write, escapes

Staraj says,

Framed. Bombshell aids burrowing. Mexican reunion.

accidentaltourist says,

Four girls growing up too soon.

Staraj says,

Grand tales plus one. Queen's gambit.

Staraj says,

Feral boy. Striped foe. "Another, sahib?"

Staraj says,

Saxons joust Normans. Knight restores king.

Dhani says,

'Be a SPORT!' Cheat fiercely...

Dhani says,

Five (5) doesn't count!

'Be a SPORT!' Always cheat fiercely...

Bevvie says,

All about the kindness of strangers!

Dean6805 says,

Eliminate impossible. Improbable remainder's the solution.

Staraj says,

Disillusioned Okies depart desolation. Discover desperation.

Loon says,

Bo Radley fucks over a redneck

Staraj says,

Acknowledging Loon's eloquent primacy:

Foreboding kiss. Heroic lawyer. Halloween: Boo!

RaisedByWolves says,

Frankly, I don't give a damn!

Staraj says,

Enigmatic blackbird. Nothing or something? Evermore.

TeaTopper says,

A cat, a crone, a closet.

RaisedByWolves says,

Now squeal like a pig boy.

StephanieTor says,

Love triumphs hate in the end.

kathi_wright says,

good egg, hard knocks, inept government.

canadafreeze says,

Bottomless bag, umbrella. Improbable cockney accent.