Short Stories and Things

"And if you look out of the left window, you will see, over the edge of the river, the land of Short Stories and Things. It is a rare occurence, to see them in their natural habitat, so close to our driving paths. Please turn your cameras off flash, and your cell phones on silent. Let's see if we can get a better look...

Oh, look there ladies and gentlemen! See how that Short Story's words move as it bends down to drink from the river? Such grace! Such poise! And look, a Thing is walking up the bank of the river. Oh man, some Stories and Things don't get along so well, we might see a scuffle her ladies and gents. The Stories are well know for their aggresi--

Oh, that had to hurt. Looks like that Story is going to need some medical attention from the local Editor Rangers..."