The winning entry in the Daily Telegraph’s 1997 Mini-Saga Competition.
The task set being to compose a story of 50 words exactly – no more! no less!
A scanned photocopy of the winning entry – as posted in the Daily Telegraph on May 3rd 1997
Cries For Help – Like Mother, Like Son
Roland's Ragbag 
Thanks Roland, for sharing this story. It is clever and shows with few words the
trauma that such separation can give. Also the fruit it carries.
Miriam
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Thank you for your perceptive comment, Miriam.
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Quite brilliant. I had to stop and think about it
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Indeed, Derrick – very telling.
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It took me a few minutes. Very clever!
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Good. Yes, a powerful message.
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