Here is another posting for Rochelle’s Challenge, FRIDAY FICTIONEERS. This challenge involves writing a 100 word story from a photo prompt provided by Rochelle. You can click the underlined link to read Rochelle’s story and those of her contributors.
The photo prompt and my story are below:
Photo by: ceayr
Behind the Bamboo Curtain
by JE Lillie
My memory is long. As far back as I can remember it has always been me vs. him. Nephew vs. uncle. Reynard vs. Isengrim.
We have amassed and lost fortunes to each other. Throughout history The fox has outwitted the wolf. The wolf has overpowered the fox. He is stronger. I am smarter.
I think though, I have finally lost. He has trapped me behind this bamboo curtain. The magic woven in keeps me in human form. To weak to transform I cannot heal from the knife he has thrust in my back. Reynard, the fox, at last is dying.
For more on Reynard the fox…
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Everyone needs someone to play off of. My brother may be smarter, but I tell everyone I’m the most handsome in our family. 🙂
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This is great. A really good take.
Thank you.
I found this quite sad. And well written. Good job.
Thank ypu Sandra.
This is incredibly sad, but also beautiful in its finite timelessness (if that makes sense). The wolf will regret to have destroyed the balance.
I think he will.
Really liked this – it had a sense of agelessness, and timelessness. As Gahlerner points out, the wolf will regret having upset the necessary balance of things – after all, what will he do with all the years to come?
He does’ t know it yet but he is going to miss Reynard.