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| Copyright Sandra Crook |
She was cold, impervious and totally resistant to my charms.
The one bridge I could never cross, surprising as the charm had done its trick
before. I mean just look at my track record. Cinderella, Snow
White, Sleeping Beauty, those chicks were putty in my hand.
But that chick that Rumple spun straw into gold for. We
auditioned together but she told the Grimm brothers that she wanted a King not
a Prince. That nut just wanted her to spin straw into gold! The IRS is on
to those schemes now and King owns them big time in back repayments.
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers. Word count:100
I am going for a two for one deal this week. To read the other story click here.
Avarice. That will trump love and possession every time
ReplyDeleteMaybe not all the time :-) But definitely provide stiff competition. Thanks for commenting Neil.
DeleteI love a fairytale mash up!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tannille.
DeleteIt's good that the IRS are finally catching up with him!! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's payback time. I hear family services are looking that deal she made with Rumple too.
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteAnd all that time I thought the king married the miller's daughter for love. The cad. Another well fractured fairy tale.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Of course he did Rochelle. He loved gold.
Deletevery clever write.
ReplyDeleteThanks Violet.
DeleteBad luck for Prince Charming. Maybe she heard about all his adventures and decided riches were better than charms.
ReplyDeleteShe probably read his twitter feed and decided to go the safe route ;-)
DeleteHa ha! Good one, Subroto! Poor bugger, his charm not so charming when faced with the prospect of all that gold.
ReplyDeleteI am sure he will find someone else, Charming seems to get around ;-)
DeleteHilarious, well done
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael.
DeleteShe better stick to princes. The king sounds like big trouble. Not that prince though. He just wants short-term romance. She can do better. Cute story, Subroto. :) --- Suzanne
ReplyDeleteNot much of a choice left for her. Thanks for your comments Suzanne, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteA fun retelling. And the tax man always gets his cut, I fear.
ReplyDelete"If you drive a car, I'll tax the street.."
DeleteThe Beatles had the right song for it. Thanks for your comments Margaret.
Well, that's about as different from your other post as it could be :) Made me laugh. Charm doesn't win against wealth, I guess :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, I am glad you got a laugh out of it. Charming is going to try elsewhere anyway ;-)
DeleteAn original take on those old stories - quite a different mood.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading and commenting Francine.
DeleteWhat an original take on the prompt. Fractured fairytales make the best stories. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fatima, fractured fairytales are open to so many possibilities :-)
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