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#freewrite - A #tale about a sick, little #warrior - part 4

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"What is he talking about", the monkey asked. They all gathered around the little warrior who was talking in his sleep. "Something about some person who  rose out of something... a cave", the bird said. " Pedals ", the little monkey said, "I think he stole a bike." "It's all about the shit he did", the snake said, "I doubt he is a warrior at all. He looks like a trouble maker to me. So let's get that splinter out of him so he can go back to where he came from, as soon as possible. As a door mat he won't last long plus he attracts flies." The little monkey gave it a try, but there was not much hold on the splinter. The big bird picked at it, but it did not do any good either. "Better ask someone else", the snake said, he whispered some words and a second bird arrived with a small creature on it's back. "Sorry we have to disturb you", the snake said. It's tail pointed at the warrio...

Speaking In a #nutshell?

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How much words does one need to say something? Most people are boring, bad storytellers, use too much words (sounds like the principal of a certain school). Next to this most people also do not like to read (or listen). What if we start using less words? Less for writing, way less for talking. How about trying out "in a nutshell" for a week or month? Might be people will pay way more attention if a nutshell-speaker finally speaks.