El Hazard Fan Fiction ❯ MrWhat's "El-Hazard" drabbles ❯ When It's A Jar ( Chapter 60 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

TITLE: When It's A Jar
BLURB: The best things in life are always out of reach.
BASED ON: El-Hazard OVA
TYPE: Humor; 100 words ("drabble")
AUTHOR: Eric Adcock <adcockea@echoalpha.com>
DATE: March 2003
ARCHIVE: http://echoalpha.com/fanfic/

El-Hazard (c) AIC / Pioneer LDC / Geneon.

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Alielle called down. "Just a little higher, Doctor!"

Schtalubaugh held her feet on his shoulders. "No, it's no use."

Alielle climbed down and sat on the floor. "Why'd they put the royal cookie jar on the top shelf? I wanted a cookie, too!"

Schtalubaugh sat beside her. "Well, my dear, we'll both have to wait for dinner."

Alielle stuck out her bottom lip and pouted. "I hate being one of the shortest people in the palace."

"Indeed," Schtalubaugh sighed. "You have no idea how difficult it is, to maintain the royal library, when you can't reach past the third shelf."

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