Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories Characters & Character Analysis

Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories Characters

Franky Gorkyappears in The Nicest Kid in the Universe

Franky Gorky, is the nicest kid in the universe. Franky is so nice that the forest animals eat out of his hands. The birds wait on the window ledge outside the boy's bedroom and will only sing when the boy wakes up. He always listens to his parents and always shares his toys and candy with the other kids in the neighborhood. Every kid who ever lived on 24th Street has heard the tale of Franky Gorky, the nicest kid in the universe.

Unfortunately, Franky Gorky is not the smartest kid in the universe. In fact, he is far from being the smartest kid. He has never noticed or heard of the moon. His parents want to remedy his lack of lunar knowledge. One night in December, they take him outside late at night and show him the moon. He thinks it is a strange street light at first. When...
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