It's Day 19 of the Blogging from A to Z April 2015 Challenge
I’m
a soothsayer. Don’t laugh, I am! I think I have a pretty good idea about what
will happen in the future. OK, I admit that none of my predictions have ever come true, but some were pretty close so it's only a matter of time.
The
other night my friends laughed when I told them that next week it was going to.......
well, never mind!
Needless to say I received the usual sarcastic response. 'Yea, when pigs fly!’ they said, and as I left they all made snorting and grunting noises. ‘I’ll show them’ I thought.
Needless to say I received the usual sarcastic response. 'Yea, when pigs fly!’ they said, and as I left they all made snorting and grunting noises. ‘I’ll show them’ I thought.
A bump in the night
It gave me a fright
I jumped out of bed
And turned on the light
Guess what I saw
Just there by the door?
A confused looking pig
Prostrate on the floor!
The
poor pig had stars spinning around its head and it was looking at me through
crossed eyes! At first I thought I was dreaming but when I pinched myself it hurt, so I must have been awake. Then I noticed bits of plaster all over
the carpet and an
enormous hole in the ceiling! I grabbed my camera and took pictures of the scene.
I looked up to the sky
And realised that I
could prove to my friends
that pigs really fly!
I have another story for children and the child within us tomorrow! It's called The Time Machine
Well I gotta see this!!! Please show me...
ReplyDeleteI've got my favourite flying pig to delivering the photos to you right now!
DeleteHey you, thanks so so much for visiting so many of my posts in one hit today! Can't tell how thrilled I am.
DeleteThe pleasures all mine, they read so well and keep me reading on and on and on........Have a great weekend!
Deletewell i was scared of posting a story for kids on A to Z, now i will do it, if not two at least one, i like the story and i do think that pigs can fly
ReplyDeleteThey do i b! Really! I publish loads of kids stories on my blog and they go own really well.Do it!
DeleteWhat a great picture for that tale! Weird, but I like weird.
ReplyDeleteWeird is wonderful!
DeleteNice! As someone who always seems to draw doubt from the general public (and family especially), I see the image of pigs flying all the time. I wish a minor-league baseball team would named itself the Flying Pigs.
ReplyDeleteGlad I found you through the A to Z Challenge!
- Eli @ Coach Daddy (#1137)
Thanks Eli - will keep in touch!
DeleteLike Shadow said, I'd like to see the pictures of the scene too. :D
ReplyDeleteVery imaginative and creative story, Keith! :)
Gosh,better get printing.That pig's got a fair few miles to go delivering them!
DeleteAnother fun ficlet! Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad you're doing the A to Z challenge. My blog, http://darlamsands.blogspot.com/, is number 1226 on the list today. Seems to be growing shorter every day. Best wishes!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the challenge and I can't imagine why anyone would fall by the wayside! I'm already planning A-Z 2016!
Deletebwa hahaha That is one of my favorite sayings! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteErrr...interesting! Cheers!
DeleteWhat a wonderful post! I have a flying pig ornament that I hand on my Christmas tree each year. There must have been a real flying pig model that was used to sculpt the ornament. right?
ReplyDeleteVisiting from A to Z,
also @ http://glamofgod.com
I've no idea where the notion of flying pigs came from. I need to find out!
DeleteI knew it! I knew they could!
ReplyDeleteAnnalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep
And I wonder where the expression came from. Why not when cows fly or goats?
ReplyDeleteThere was a song called When I see an elephant fly in the Disney film Dumbo, but they can't really, not like pigs.
DeleteGreat story! As for the comment above about a "Flying Pigs" team, I'd buy that t-shirt! The Time Machine sounds very intriguing.
ReplyDeleteYou've given me a business idea! I'll discuss it with the pigs!
DeleteThat'll show them, alright!
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