Misunderstood
Herbert and Agnes rocked and drank lemonades on their porch.
“Heaven’s sakes, it’s hot,” Agnes said.
“You’re right,” Herbert shouted. “I hate them snakes!”
Agnes continued to rock, but Herbert left. In a bit, he passed by with a shovel. An hour later, going the other way. When he returned, Agnes offered a fresh lemonade.
“Did you kill the snakes?” she asked.
Herbert rocked at a satisfied rate. “Yup,” he shouted. “Dug that irrigation trench for the corn like I been meanin’ to.”
“That’s nice.”
He held out his glass, shouting, “Thanks. I’ll have more ice. Heaven’s sakes, it’s hot.”
word count: 100
Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers: 75-175-word stories
Photo Prompt: Me, Kecia Sparlin
The meta-story: I would never kill a snake! They do far too much good keeping pests under control. More than that, snakes are awesome in their own right.
July 5, 2017 at 2:53 pm
Many people seem to think they need to kill snakes when they see one but I agree with you. Unless it it venomous, leave it alone. It’s good for the Eco system. Great story! “Good Heavens it’s hot!” LOL! I would welcome you to the FFfAW challenge but I am pretty sure you have participated before. Just in case, Welcome to the FFfAW challenge! We are happy you have joined us!
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July 5, 2017 at 3:35 pm
Thank you. Yes, I’ve been participating for a while although I missed a week or two recently.
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July 5, 2017 at 3:35 pm
Sorry about that. I try not to welcome people over and over again but it gets confusing!
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July 5, 2017 at 4:08 pm
Sounded like he had a hearing problem.
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July 5, 2017 at 4:21 pm
Mhm. 😀
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July 6, 2017 at 8:36 am
PJ is absolutely on do on this one.
Thanks for the great pic.
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July 6, 2017 at 9:57 am
☺️
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July 6, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Fun. Snake in tree. No don’t shake the tree. Hehe
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July 6, 2017 at 4:40 pm
😀
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July 10, 2017 at 1:55 pm
Great story. It reminded me of my great grandparents!
The Lesson
Annie at ~McGuffy’s Reader~
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July 10, 2017 at 3:09 pm
😀 Thank you.
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