Hello Warriors!

After the successful winding up of the SET 1 of the contest, here we are with the SET 2.

Story telling has been a part of human tradition since forever. Be it Ved Vyasa's epic Mahabharata or the folk tales of Arabian Nights, these stories have been entertaining us ever since our childhood.

The genre of stories in which the stories are being passed down generation to generation, mostly orally, is called Traditional Literature. Some of these stories have now been written down, whereas some are still being told to us in the form of 'Dadi Maa ki kahaniyan', the stories we have been hearing from our grandparents.

This genre includes myths, fables, epics, ballads, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, etc.

So, this is what we have this time.

The three things that you have to keep in mind and follow in this set are:

GENRE
Traditional Literature

Write a story you've been hearing for a long time in your own way. Include your own twists, let your imagination run wild and surprise us. You can even rewrite any of your regional stories.

WORD
Bellwether

CATCH
A character that can talk. This character can be an animal or a bird. That's totally your wish.

FORM
Please fill up the form given below.

RULES

# WORD COUNT: 2000-2500 words

# A relaxation can be given of 15-20 words but any story with words more than 2515-2520 words will have negative marking.

# The Catch, no matter small or big, must have a significant role in the story.

# Make sure to read all the rules and regulations given in the chapter 2 of this book before entering the contest.

# The Achievers from last set cannot participate in the SET 2, but they are more than welcome if they wish to write on this prompt. If they wish, they can even have a small review on their story from us at the end of the SET 2 of the contest.

DEADLINE (for both form and story submission)
10th July, 2020
11:59 P.M. (IST)

Any submission after the deadline will not be considered for evaluation. Exceptions will be made only when a proper reason to do so is given.

Wish you all a very best of luck!

Happy Wordsmithing!

Love,
Stella & Asmi