Lipstick Kisses on the Mirror
A school head was alerted by the caretaker to a persistent problem in the girl’s lavatories: some of the girl students were leaving lipstick kisses on the mirrors. The caretaker had left notices on the toilet walls asking for the practice to cease, but to no avail; every evening the caretaker would wipe away the kisses, and the next day lots more kisses would be planted on the mirror. It had become a bit of a game. The head teacher usually took a creative approach to problem solving, and so the next day she asked a few girl representatives from each class to meet with her in the lavatory.
"Thank you for coming," said the head, "You will see there are several lipstick kisses in the mirrors in this washroom.."
Some of the girls grinned at each other.
"As you will understand, modern lipstick is cleverly designed to stay on the lips, and so the lipstick is not easy at all to clean from the mirrors. We have therefore had to develop a special cleaning regime, and my hope is that when you see the effort involved you will help spread the word that we'd all be better off if those responsible for the kisses use tissue paper instead of the mirrors in future."
At this point the caretaker stepped forward with a sponge squeegee, which he took into one of the toilet cubicles, dipped into the toilet bowl, and then used to clean one of the lipstick-covered mirrors.
The caretaker smiled. The girls departed. And there were no more lipstick kisses on the mirrors.
2007-10-23 14:05:36
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answered by Melissa 1
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If I were you, I'd read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. It contains all for which you are looking.
Addition: Oh, you need to CREATE a story...sorry. Do a unique 3rd person perspective with a family pet (like a dog) being the narrator. He's describing what goes on in the family and, at the same time, you hear first person internal comments from each person in the family. The conflict could be something like preparing the house and food for dinner guests...where everyone is so busy that they are snappish.
You could also have a disagreement between two friends concerning which book is better or what movie to see. You hear the first person perspectives from each of the friends, while the narrator is telling you why their opinions vary so greatly, etc. (3rd person).
2007-10-23 17:01:27
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answered by ck1 7
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You need to write one or read one? Many authors - including James Patterson and Dean Koontz - play around with perspective. Just be very careful that it is really third person omniscient and not third person limited. Third person limited is much more common - especially in any type of a mystery. If you need to write one, I would suggest a simple scenario like a bully starting a fight on the playground. Write it first from the third person, with the other kids gathering around watching - then from the perspective of each of the participants in the fight with the victim not knowing what he did to get picked on.
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They're, Their, There - Three Different Words.
Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.
Pax - C
2007-10-23 17:47:47
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answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7
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I can think of a dozen that have one alternate 1st-person narrative, but two?! Sheesh.
Can you use plays? If so:
* 3rd person: "Hamlet" by Shakespeare
* 1st person: "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern" Are Dead by Tom Stoppard (also a play)
* "Gertrude and Claudius" by John Updike
(Gertrude's story from when she was a girl; NOT 1st person; more like a prequel, but much overlaps with the play)
* 3rd person: "The Iliad" by Homer
(There are shortened prose versions)
* 1st person: "Helen of Troy" Margaret George
(starts out 1st person; but I haven't read it)
* 1st person: "Daughter of Troy: A Magnificent Saga of Courage, Betrayal, Devotion, and Destiny" by Sarah B. Franklin
(haven't read it, but looks promising)
* 3rd person: "The Odyssey" by Homer
* 1st person: "The Penelopiad" by Margaret Atwood
(His wife has been waiting 20 years for him, not knowing if he's dead or alive, and with plenty of her own problems!)
* 1st person, but from 4 women: "Waiting for Odysseus" by Clemence McLaren
(Haven't read; just looks like it might fit the bill)
2007-10-23 17:46:54
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answered by Diana 7
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Hermione finds out Harry Potter is Dumbledore's lover.
2007-10-23 16:52:58
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answered by ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 4
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