An intriguing photo of a piece of string was this week's Friday Fictioneers photo prompt. I hope you enjoy my take on it which is a sequel to last week's Leprechaun story, but also hopefully stands alone too.
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| photo prompt: CE Ayr |
PADDY’S PROBLEM
‘Seamus took your Pot of Gold again, Paddy?’ said McSpud.
‘Ye, the gobshite hid it in a garden, and the human found
it.’
McSpud shook his head. ‘That’s bad.’
‘They call her Batty
Patty because she’s a nutjob. My Pot’s sitting on her kitchen window sill. I’m waiting
for her to open the window.’
‘But how will you reach it?’
‘Rope.’
‘Rope?’
‘Ye, I’ll lasso it.’
‘That’s a grand idea, Paddy.’ McSpud paused. ‘But… if she’s
a nutjob…’
‘I know.’ Paddy sighed. ‘May she be plagued with a powerful
itch…’
‘And never have the nails to scratch it,’ riposted McSpud.
I love the way the Irish express themselves. I've been waiting for the right opportunity to use this particular curse. I hope you enjoyed reading this and I look forward to your comments. If you wish to read more Friday Fictioneers stories, you can find them listed HERE If you'd like to join in the challenge, you'll find all the information posted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields - her blog is listed on 'My Blog List' on the right hand side of this page. On a final note - I always attempt to visit the blogs of everyone who comments on mine. If I haven't commented on yours it's either because I haven't been redirected to your blog when I've clicked on your name or because you have a wordpress account that requires me to sign into wordpress first. Please check and amend your settings. Thanks. |
Dear Susan,
ReplyDeleteWhat a curse. The thought is torturous. Love it. I can't wait to see how they'll get the pot back.
The Irish curse is very much like some of my favorite Yiddish curses. "May you buy a grand hotel and be found dead in every room."
Again. Good job.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks, Rochelle. I have no idea - yet - how Paddy is going to get his Pot back.
DeleteNow that is a curse and a half. :o
ReplyDeleteIt's a good one, isn't it?
DeleteIt's a curse worth saving up
ReplyDeleteIt is. I haven't had the opportunity to use it myself... yet!
DeleteI feel sorry for Batty Patty. I hope Paddy is foiled!
ReplyDeleteWhat? You'd deny a Leprechaun his Pot of Gold? Sure, you might be inviting an old Irish curse. :)
DeleteThat's a slightly more polite curse than the one we use in Scotland!
ReplyDeleteOh, do tell!
DeleteI see a grand plot formulating. Love this little tales S!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tannille. They seem to be a gift that keep on giving.
DeleteNails are needed to untie knots! :)
ReplyDeletePot of Gold takes us on such journeys :)
They are indeed, but it's Paddy who will be tying them, not Patty.
DeleteI'm liking these stories. More next week?
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them, Keith. As for next week - it depends on the photo prompt and my muse! :)
DeleteSinister bunch, leprechauns. Nice dialogue between these two. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, James. I find them mischievous and naughty rather than sinister. :)
ReplyDeleteI think Batty Patty has driven Paddy a bit batty.
ReplyDeleteHe he - she and Seamus have certainly given him a lot of stress.
DeleteI love curses like that (way more original than what we hear nowadays...)
ReplyDeleteLove this continuing saga!
Thanks, Dale. Yep, Irish curses are rather good. :)
DeleteOoh, I wouldn't fancy that curse on me, it would drive me crazy :-)
ReplyDeleteWorse than mozzie bites - which I've had my fair share of. :)
DeleteWhat a smart leprechaun! Doesn't he know 'finders are keepers' :)
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Good grief what are you thinking? No self respecting Leprechaun would consider that Patty is entitled to keep their Pot of Gold. :)
Deletei'm not so sure he'd get it back. but lots of luck to him. :)
ReplyDeleteYou know what they say about The Luck of the Irish, don't you? :)
DeleteOy, what a horrible curse. But, the pot of gold means everything.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, Brenda - it's just words - the Leprechauns don't have the power to actually enforce the curse. :)
DeleteI remember Paddy! Love the way you incorporated the curse into this story. Good dialogue.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Magarisa. Paddy keeps cropping up in my subconscious when I'm thinking about short story ideas!
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