"Mary had a little lamb" Thomas chimed.
"Its fleece was white as snow."
He hoped they would be able to hear him.
"Everywhere that Mary went,"
He was praying this would be a success.
"The lamb was sure to go".
Eureka, he'd done it, success at last.
Thomas Edison had invented the world's first phonograph!
* 1877: Thomas Edison make the first recording of the human voice - his own, reciting 'Mary had a little lamb'.
Friday 55 Flash Fiction is brought to you by G-man (Mr Knowitall). The idea is you write a story in exactly 55 words. If you want to take part pop over and let G-man know when you've posted your 55.
25 comments:
Edison is a great inventor, has many essential things in ours life is he invents.
Health information & Humor & Fun World
Where would we be without Edison?
Great post!!
Like the rest of us, I bet geniuses like Edison have their doubts that they would succeed.
Thanks for that. And it has been a hit ever since :-)
Hasn't technology has moved on? Today we have mobile phones and phone tapping. A world away from a nursery rhyme.
Perfect...I so love this.
My 55 is posted. Have a great weekend.
Well I never knew that!
By some quirk of fate, the first recorded words in history didn't start with.."There once was a man from Nantucket"...
Excellent historical 55 Ake...
Thank you my dear for always playing so well..Have a Great Week-End....G
And the world was changed, forever... Good one!
Very good. Entertaining and informative.
Cool .. and the sketch, is it yours?
I was waiting for it to turn out to be lamb bait. :)
A bit of historical information in exactly 55 words. Excellent!
He certainly was a great inventor Skywind :)
We wouldn't be able to listen to our favourite records would we Vicki? LOL
I'm sure he did CJ :)
LOL yes it has Anthony
Oh yes, technology has certainly moved on Cheshire Wife!
Thanks Anni :)
Well you do now Flowerpot :)
LOL you do make me laugh G-man xxxx
Yes it did Buff :)
Cheers Nessa x
No the sketch isn't mine Daryl, I'm nowhere near that good! :)
Oh I hope you weren't disappointed Alice Audrey? LOL
Thankyou Lou :)
Outstanding!
I had no idea about this!?
Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent with words and also giving us something to discover!
You GO, m'dear!
Have a great weekend!
X
LOL at G-Man!
Well done AND informative. You make history live with emediacy.
Aloha my gal pal!
Comfort Spiral
Good one as always..
Have a great weekend dear
((hugs))
bindi
A little bit of history and a surprise ending.
A great 55.
Excellent 55 my friend. And I learned something I never knew before. Excellent. BTW...the book came in today :)
Great 55 I liked this very much. I hope you have a great weekend. My 55 is up
This one so brilliantly depicts the hope and anxiety of an inventor!
I remember learning that!
Glad you enjoyed it Ron and learned something from it. x
I know, he's a card Julia!
Cheers Clouida x
Thanks Bindi xx
Thankyou Dr. John :)
Cheers Thom m'dear and I do hope you enjoy the book. xx
I'm pleased you enjoyed it Jades, I hope you have a great weekend too. :)
Why thankyou Mona :)
I couldn't teach you anything Trav ;)
love the history w the 55, ake. i'm sorry i've been such a schlep. :( i'm getting better w coming around to blogs...i think lol
Post a Comment