magisternihil's 100-word story for May 10, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 10, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Giants used to roam the earth. It's a fact everyone chooses to ignore because it's far more impressive to imagine tiny humans accomplished great things, but really, it was all down to the giants. There was a time when we had to watch the skies, not for astrological signs, but so we wouldn't become toe paste for a giant who wasn't paying attention to where it was going. The fact that one giant child neglected to clear up his blocks before they left has led to years and years of misinterpretation, but there you have it. Humans in a nutshell.

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