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I turned but he saw me staring and curling his lips, snarled,
“What? You want to guess my name too?”
“Not me buddy,” I replied in a conciliatory tone, “It’s been
a tough day.”
I called the bartender, “One last one for me and my buddy
here”.
He mellowed down and started to chat.
“I spin straw into gold.
You scoff but those skills made a loser peasant girl into a Queen. The
name, sir, is Rumpelstiltskin.”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers. Word count:100All that yarn meant I had to spin up a tale for this week. When I wrote that title I did but wonder where the Friday Fictioneer's missing contributor Yarn Spinner is these days.
I can just see Rumplestiltskin as the town drunk!
ReplyDeleteHa! Ha! He does need to drink his sorrows away ;-)
DeleteHe sounds bitter about the whole episode! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHe would be, his business plan came undone :-)
DeleteWhat a great take on the prompt! You've put that story together extremely well. The line “What? You want to guess my name too?” is a little gem of foreshadowing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Penny for your lovely comments. I am glad you liked it.
DeleteWhat a find! And on a pub stool no less.. I wonder if he was giving out any samples of his handiwork. Loved this!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Violet. Perhaps the next time after a few in the company of friends, a new drinking game of 'thread spinning'.... ;-)
DeleteOoo nice use of Rample... unexpected but makes complete sense.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tannille, even Rumpelstiltskin needs a shoulder to cry on :-)
DeleteTime to get him as drunk as possible and then introduce him to some straw...
ReplyDeleteThanks Alistair, I like the way you think :-)
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteHe's probably drowning his sorrows since the miller's daughter turned queen got the best of him. Nicely spun yarn, sir.
Shalom,
Rochelle
He needs to down a tankard or two. Thanks for your comments Rochelle, I am g;ad you liked it.
DeleteHe deserved it, trying to take her firstborn and all.
ReplyDeleteHe did make her a Queen, but you are probably right Alice :-)
DeleteI had to scroll back up to the top to make sure I wasn't reading the Ministry of Shrawley Walks :) Great take on this prompt.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, you have me intrigued, I need to visit the Ministry of Shrawley Walks now.
DeleteI really like the dialogue- strong sense of being in the pub with a crusty man - clever unexpected twist into Rumplestiltskin. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteWe've all met a few like that :-) Thanks for your comments Francine, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteWell done, Subroto. He was a cranky bugger, wasn't he?
ReplyDeleteThanks Dale, it's all that gold that he spun without a reward.
DeleteMaybe he needs to visit the Industrial Tribunal ;-)
In days gone by, yarn was obtained locally. It was usually hand-dyed, of high quality and unique Kirjontalanka
ReplyDeleteYou need to know the properties of your knitting yarn because they affect the look and the feel of the garment. svart mattvarp 12/6
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