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. Thats a sour twist on a classic. Nice one!

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

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

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

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

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

    Here's mine!

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

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

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  6. Well, that's too bad :(

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

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

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

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

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  9. Wonderful take on the picture. Love it!

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    1. Thanks Athling I am glad you liked it.

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

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

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

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

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

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    1. Thanks plaridel, I am glad you liked it.

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

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

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

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