Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Fairy Tales

Copyright Russell Gayer


If truth be told then the carriage that Cinderella went to the ball in was not a pumpkin.  It was a lemon.

I knew that lemon.  It was in Honest Al’s yard and I bought it for the Fairy Godmother when she was looking for a van.  When you have magic backing you up any lemon will do.  I worked for that witch and the things I could tell you would churn your insides.

The National Enquirer wanted to do a story on that scam but the editor was scared of being turned into a frog and covered it up.

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Written for Friday Fictioneers. Word Count : 100

It's Russell's photo this week, so I hope my take meets his approval.

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32 comments :

  1. Mason Bushell8:22 am

    Thats a sour twist on a classic. Nice one!

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  2. JadeLi10:31 am

    Your story had me laughing out loud. There's always a seedy underbelly isn't there.

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    1. Subroto3:27 am

      Thanks Lisa, Fairyland is bursting with seedy types waiting for their story to be told :-)

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  3. Tannille10:04 pm

    A lemon made good with magic. That's cost cutting. I bet the protagonist has fabulous tales to tell.

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    1. Subroto3:28 am

      Thanks Tannile. Oh he has plenty to tell, just not ready to croak yet.

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  4. Sandra Crook12:53 am

    Great take!

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  5. Keith's Ramblings6:00 am

    I always had my doubts about that pumpkin story. Thanks for ther grin!

    Here's mine!

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    1. Subroto3:29 am

      Thanks Keith. So many stories to doubt, we haven't talked about the vilification of big bad wolf yet.

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  6. Dale6:48 am

    What a fantastic take on the prompt, Subroto! Love this!

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  7. Bernadette10:31 am

    Well, that's too bad :(

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    1. Subroto3:31 am

      It's OK Bernadette, he isn't a frog yet :-)

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  8. Gah Learner3:23 pm

    That made me laugh. Makes a lot of sense, too, in a magical way.

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    1. Subroto3:31 am

      Thanks Gabi, yes simple explanations are the best :-)

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  9. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields4:34 pm

    Dear Subroto,

    I love the way you can take a fairy tale and turn it on its ear. Delightful.

    Shalom,

    rochelle

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    1. Subroto3:32 am

      Thanks Rochelle wait till I get to Prince Charming :-)

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  10. csknotts5:05 am

    Wonderful take on the picture. Love it!

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    1. Subroto3:35 am

      Thanks Athling I am glad you liked it.

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  11. Linda6:38 am

    This is fun, a wry twist on the old fairy tale :)

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  12. draliman10:27 pm

    Hee, fun! Brings the fairy tale back down to earth somewhat :-)

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    1. Subroto3:37 am

      Thanks Ali, they are much more like us than we think ;-)

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  13. Penny Gadd9:57 am

    I do like a good fairy tale, especially when it's as warped as yours. Love the lemon joke, too!

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    1. Subroto5:07 am

      Thanks Penny, I am glad you liked the warped humour :-)

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  14. plaridel8:37 am

    this is a delightful story. truly enjoyed it. well done.

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    1. Subroto5:17 am

      Thanks plaridel, I am glad you liked it.

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  15. Michael Wynn9:00 am

    Funny take, I thjink I'd be as cautious as the editor.

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    1. Subroto5:19 am

      True Michael not much demand for editor frogs. Thanks for reading.

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  16. Na'ama Yehuda6:28 pm

    Smart editor.
    You end up a frog and then you get kissed by a desperate princess and end up a prince who must fight a dragon. ;)

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    1. Subroto5:30 am

      Now that's a story! Thanks for reading Na'ama.

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