Wednesday 2 December 2020

PADDY'S PROBLEM

 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.


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


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32 comments:

  1. Dear Susan,

    What 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

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    1. Thanks, Rochelle. I have no idea - yet - how Paddy is going to get his Pot back.

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  2. Now that is a curse and a half. :o

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    1. It is. I haven't had the opportunity to use it myself... yet!

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  4. I feel sorry for Batty Patty. I hope Paddy is foiled!

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    1. What? You'd deny a Leprechaun his Pot of Gold? Sure, you might be inviting an old Irish curse. :)

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  5. That's a slightly more polite curse than the one we use in Scotland!

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  6. I see a grand plot formulating. Love this little tales S!

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    1. Thanks, Tannille. They seem to be a gift that keep on giving.

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  7. Nails are needed to untie knots! :)
    Pot of Gold takes us on such journeys :)

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    1. They are indeed, but it's Paddy who will be tying them, not Patty.

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  8. I'm liking these stories. More next week?

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    1. Glad you like them, Keith. As for next week - it depends on the photo prompt and my muse! :)

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  9. Sinister bunch, leprechauns. Nice dialogue between these two. :-)

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  10. Thanks, James. I find them mischievous and naughty rather than sinister. :)

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  11. I think Batty Patty has driven Paddy a bit batty.

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    1. He he - she and Seamus have certainly given him a lot of stress.

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  12. I love curses like that (way more original than what we hear nowadays...)
    Love this continuing saga!

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    1. Thanks, Dale. Yep, Irish curses are rather good. :)

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  13. Ooh, I wouldn't fancy that curse on me, it would drive me crazy :-)

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    1. Worse than mozzie bites - which I've had my fair share of. :)

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  14. What a smart leprechaun! Doesn't he know 'finders are keepers' :)
    -Justjoyfulness

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    1. Good grief what are you thinking? No self respecting Leprechaun would consider that Patty is entitled to keep their Pot of Gold. :)

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  15. i'm not so sure he'd get it back. but lots of luck to him. :)

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    1. You know what they say about The Luck of the Irish, don't you? :)

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  16. Oy, what a horrible curse. But, the pot of gold means everything.

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    1. Don't worry, Brenda - it's just words - the Leprechauns don't have the power to actually enforce the curse. :)

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  17. I remember Paddy! Love the way you incorporated the curse into this story. Good dialogue.

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    1. Thanks, Magarisa. Paddy keeps cropping up in my subconscious when I'm thinking about short story ideas!

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Many thanks for commenting. I appreciate your feedback.