Ars Medica, an animal short story
This little tale was originally submitted to the Comic News for a series
in which they wanted complete stories in 55 words or fewer. So far as I
know, they never printed it.
Ars Medica
Was it a bleat or a scream? I ran toward the boy.
Then I saw the pencil.
We both looked at the goat.
No need for her to talk; her injured look spoke volumes.
"Next time you play doctor, young Doolittle," I said, "use crayons."