PHOTO PROMPT © Na’ama Yehuda
The article stated it was the worst drought in decades, quoting researcher-facts and interspersed with images of wildlife writhing on cracked mud. The last time Lake Ngami dried up was in the eighties.
The sun burned the backs of Kgosi and his men as they dug a hole, deep and wide enough, for underground water to seep into it. A man-made water hole. It wouldn’t last long. Wild animals would travel far in search of water. Next Saturday they would dig another one a few kilometers east of this hole.
Kgosi hoped the rains would come soon.
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Written for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Write a story in 100 words or less, click the frog to share your flash fiction and read what others have written.
Fresh water will one day be the wealth of future nations.
Fajr, Books & That First Cuppa 
A timely tale, I like that you used the prompt to look at a contrasting scenario without rain.
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I think it’s because I just read an article about Lake Ngami drying up. And lately I’ve been looking to the skies for our seasonal rainfall. It was on my mind, I guess. Thank you, Iain.
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Queuing for water rather than in it. Clever twist on the prompt, Fatima
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Thank you, Neil.
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Dear Fatima,
Very clever use of the prompt. Nothing makes me happier than a writer who avoids the obvious. Disturbing story well written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Glad to bring you a little literary joy.
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I liked how you turned the prompt to talk about drought
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Thank you, Mike. We’re having a drought so it was on my mind to begin with.
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You had me on the edge of me seat, wondering and hoping for rain for them. Well done.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thank you, Susan.
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Brilliant, fresh water will indeed be the currency of the future
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Indeed it will. Thank you.
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Water is so precious in many parts of the world. Great take on the prompt.
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Our currency is literally named after the Setswana word for rain, Pula. Thank you Tannille.
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a dark scenario indeed. hopefully, time will not come when countries will wage war over potable water.
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Perhaps not war, but it will be costly for ordinary people as government and capitalists lay claim to water sources.
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Super well done, Fatima! I love when peeps go outside the box!
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Thank you, Dale. We’re having a drought this side, so lack of rain had been on my mind.
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Yes, as a species our priorities are all wrong. Gold is a metal. Water is one of the most basic necessities of life. Yet, we hold gold precious and waste and pollute water. It’s amazing in a world that’s roughly 75% water there’s not always enough to go around.
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We get so much rain it’s easy to forget the lengths people in some parts of the world have to go to to get water. Nice one!
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I sure hope the rains come home soon too
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A good story, Fatima. Well done. Here in Pune, India we had a more than generous monsoon this year and then some. Flooding caused some deaths as it washed homes away. I just think the rains have stopped and we get more. —- Suzanne
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