Hide's 100-word story for May 16, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 16, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Gather, children, listen wheel, For I have quite the tale to teal If you shall find yourself a walkin’ peel your eyes for roads a blockin’. Peel your ears for sounds of rolling, the cries of men whence no consoling, Peel your fruit and toss the skin, Wait, this is a digression- What I was trying to tell you, cheifly: Watch out for the tire thief… ly. He’ll take your wheels from under you, Maybe a couple lug nuts, too. He’ll hold you ransom to his crimes, and force you to write bad rhymes. Please give me my tire back-

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