Toned-down stories

[marnanel]

• Ulysses trod on the Cylcops's foot, so the gods were mildly annoyed, and made him catch the wrong bus next Thursday.
• This ring can make people forget you're there, and its owner kicks puppies, so you must bake it at gas mark three.
• One morning, Gregor Samsa found himself turned into one of the Beatles. His family were confused. Life went on.
• It is a truth universally acknowledged that a rich single man will flirt a lot and nothing much will come of it.
• Inside the wardrobe she found an enclosed square metre of land where it was always winter, and a strange tabby cat.
• Hey, kid. I was asleep, my brother poured lemonade in my ear. Can you mess with his head? Put on a play or something.
• Good grief, this is exactly the sword I was looking for!  You realise this means you're now the mayor of Stevenage.

Comments

[pne]

What's the penultimate one?

[marnanel]

Hamlet.

[pne]

Ah, thanks.

(I essentially don't know the plot of that story.)

[pne]

Oh, and: I liked the ones I recognised! Fun.