I hope all of you fine 😊😊 ,when I saw the contest theme about Creative story telling I can't stop my self and very excited to participate today I wants to share my creative short story with my steemit friends so guys let's start my story.Actuallt it's moral base story with fantasy in which only two characters the old man and the tiger I hope you like the moral of the story.

🥺🥺 Harsh Words 🥺🥺

A poor old man lived with his large family in small hut in the middle of the forest,he was a wood cutter .His son's and daughters were very young.his wife looking after the children she could not help him to earn money.
Everyday the old man went deep into the forest and cutting wood.He gathered the wood ,tied into the bundle ,and carried it on his donkey to a nearby village market ,he sold the wood and bought food for his family.

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One day then the old man was busy at work he heated a loud growl!!!!!!He put down his axe and steed very still.He was 😳😳 afraid of stood very still.He was afraid if ghosts and thought to himself ,Ohh dear me "he was very frightened.
If that is a ghost it may do me some harm"

Just then a large 🐯 🐯 cane out of the bushes."I won't harm you .you work very hard sit down and rest for a while and let me do your work do not be frightened,old man "said the tiger.The old man was surprised he did not knew that tiger could talk and what ,s more ,this tiger was offering to help him ."How kind you are dear tiger"wood cutter said .The old man was rested under a tree🎄🎄.The old man and the tiger tied the wood into bundle and loaded it on the donkey,s back ,the old man thanked the tiger ,and went off to sell the wood 🪵🪵 .

The next day the tiger again arrived and helped the old man again ,These happened on couple of weeks and they were became good friends. **One day after their work was finished ,the tiger lay down and rested his head in the the old man,s lap.Theoldman stroked the tiger,sfine coat .The tiger purred like a cat .He looked up in the old ,s man eyes and asked, "Am I handsome?? " ,Oh yes indeed , replied the old man you are very handsome 👍👍.

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"Am I strong???"asked the tiger 🐯🐯
Yes of course,you are extremely strong, replies the old man .
I have all the grace ??? Asked the tiger
Old man replied yes yes !!! But do you know you have one fault your skin stinks and you are certainly very smelly,so if you don't mind take your head off my lap,my wife throw me out it I smell like you !! the tiger immediately stopped puring and said the tiger take this axe my friend strike me on my back .Old man said ooh no but I wished it said the tiger the wound about 2 fingers deep opened on the tiger,snack after that tiger went off into the forest and disappeared .

after many days tiger suddenly came out ,the old man asked why he never meet me for many days the old man looked care fully but he could not find the axe wound ."it's healed old man exclaimed there is no mark there"Yes replied the tiger .

The wound has healed but your harsh words have stayed in my heart ❤️,that can never be healed I will always remember what you said about me you must now leave the forest.,

Moral of the story

Knifes and axes flash like day
Harsh words, however, always stay

To finish I like to invite @syedahira,@hiraumair,@syedabdullah
@kunwal to participate in lovely contest .
I like to mention @suboohi ,@vvarishayy, @silawana ,@farhan-nabeel for guidance.see you soon with new post till then take care

written with creativity

Kind regards

@sualeha