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Ava copped a squat in her dry little hidey-hole and squinted out into the bright, sunlit desert. She kept a wary eye on her environs, scanning the brush for any signs of her pursuer.

No doubt, he was searching every shrub and behind every cacti for signs of her.

Fortunately, Ava was small and hid herself very well. Her streaky brown and white attire blended in with the rocks, brush, and sand. She preened when he strode within twenty feet of her cave, not even slowing down as his keen eyes looked for any proof that she had indeed passed this way.

He was a well trained tracker, and she almost admired his ingenious traps, but although Ava seemed like the perfect prey, her ability to deceive was far better than most.

In the rare instance that her stalker found any evidence of her passage, the X marks her feet left behind didn’t give him any clues as to which direction she had come or gone.

She was extra sneaky that way.

He must have guessed her hiding spot, because he soon returned, this time approaching from the other direction. Ava wondered what sort of overly complicated attempt to catch her he’d try this time. Would he tempt her with food? Try to block her escape path with a boulder and sticks of defective dynamite? Paint a fake road that led nowhere? Try to drop an Acme anvil on her?

He was wily, but she was quicker on her feet.

One day, maybe Ava would let him win - but today was not that day.

She poked her head out of the cave, and smiled broadly at him before running off once again.

“Meep meep!”

Date: 2022-04-23 11:00 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] erulissedances
I adore Coyote and Roadrunner. I had my suspicions early on, but confirmation at the end. Wonderfully fun.

- Erulisse (one L)

Date: 2022-04-23 01:48 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] tonithegreat
Perfect! At the start, I wondered if you would be doing this as real, natural roadrunner and coyote, but Acme references are solid gold. This was great.

Date: 2022-04-23 06:56 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] adoptedwriter
Haha! Cute!

Date: 2022-04-23 08:17 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] fruzicle
Your story has me wondering whether kids today see these cartoons. I'm always afraid I will date myself by referencing something that hasn't been a thing for too long. I was working with high school students about twenty years ago when a woman, twenty years my senior, remarked to a teen that someone was as attractive as Robert Redford. The teen gave her a blank stare. "Who???"

Date: 2022-04-24 11:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] banana_galaxy
My kids recognize some of the characters (and my son recently built a LEGO set of Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote), but they've never seen the cartoons.
Edited Date: 2022-04-24 11:03 pm (UTC)

Date: 2022-04-24 11:05 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] banana_galaxy
Ava, much more clever than that wily character! I liked the thought that she'd maybe one day let him win.

Date: 2022-04-25 03:23 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] dsrmousey
This made me laugh! I love the roadrunner and coyote! My hubs and I are slowly introducing my 20mos old grandson to came cartoons. He loves foghorn/leghorn! Peace and thanks ~~~D

Date: 2022-04-25 08:49 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mollywheezy
LOL! One of my favorite cartoons, and you wrote a great tribute. :)

Date: 2022-04-26 07:01 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] gunwithoutmusic
I love it! Actual road runners are so pretty (even though I'm always a little freaked out when I see birds walking). This was a fun read :)

Date: 2022-04-27 01:54 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] drippedonpaper
It makes sense that Roadrunner would be female. Brilliant! Why did I never realize that?

And of course, if Coyote ever wins it will only be because Ava let him. He could never outsmart her :)

Very creative!

Date: 2022-04-28 02:08 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] marlawentmad
This was a cute re-telling of familiar characters. I love old tales given a new perspective.

Date: 2022-04-29 02:26 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] ofearthandstars
OMG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I laughed out loud when I realized what those X-shaped feet meant! I adore how easily you wove this together and so effectively!!

Date: 2022-05-02 09:34 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] troof_therry
I love this internal monologue of the roadrunner. I wasn't sure even after the Acme anvil, but the meep meep sold it. What a fun take on the prompt!

Date: 2022-05-03 07:21 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] alycewilson
I adore this! I thought it was a cat, until I hit the part about the footprints. Very cute, and I mean that in the best possible way.
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