Copyright – Sandra Crook
“I tried the same spot on the pier the other day – ”
“And you had two water Lilliputs that day”
“Even the baits I stole from him didn’t work.”
“Have you seen his fishing rod? How does he catch those piles of fishes every day?”
“Either he has a witch girl friend or he is a pied piper”
As the morning sun shone over the pile of wood on the river bank, the fluorescent blue of the fishing rod slowly faded. Looking at his fishing rod among the pile of sticks, Pintu smiled and walked back with his pile of catch once again.
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100 word flash fiction written for the “Friday Fictioneers” challenge managed by “Rochelle Wisoff-Fields“. For rest of the fellow fictioneer’s stories use the froggy link below.
Writing after a long break triggered by the holidays and extended by mood swings. Finally wify coaxed me to come back ! Good to be here again !
Abode of Horus 
This reminds of my best friend, as a kid she would tie a fishing line to a bamboo stick and catch fish like crazy, while grownup men standing beside her with expensive fishing rods walked away empty handed.
Nice story.
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Thanks for visiting and liking! I too had fished with simple bamboo stick fishing rod in childhood! 🙂
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I had to admit I didn’t really get the story.. I might be a little sluggish..
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May be a bit too simplistic for you.. 😀 a simple village boy with a magical glowing fishing rod that turns into a simple stick in sunlight !
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Dear Horus,
This is an intriguing tale with a few veiled references. Overall, I found it enjoyable. A unique take on the prompt and a nice break from the general focus on rubbish or murder.
All my best,
Marie Gail
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Thanks Marie ! Trying to warm up again after the break !
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Like Bjorn, I’m a wee bit confused. Like the focus on the bright blue piece of flotsam.
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and I told Brud .. may be a bit too simplistic ! .. a reference to a magical fishing rod that turn into normal stick in sunlight !
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one get all the fish and another nothing, luck is luck!
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… with a little magical help here and there!
Thanks for the read Elizabeth !
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So, I take it that he is enchanting a piece of wood or is one of them actually special? In any case, sounds like he has a real knack for fishing. 🙂
-David
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Bang on David ! A magical piece of fishing rod !
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I don’t know if I would eat those fish.
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why not! the fishing rod may be magical – the fish are real and tasty!! 😉
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Nice bit of whimsy about a boy with a special gift. Or maybe it’s the witch girlfriend?
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He has a gift no doubt – who gave it him is for you to decide. 🙂
Nice to see you around Perry !
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Nice story, but I’m still a bit confused about how or why his fishing rod worked…
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one word – Magic ! 😀
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Dear Horus, Wow – a magical fishing rod – he could make a bundle of money off a magic rod! Very cute story! Thanks, Nan 🙂
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Thanks for your nice comments Nan !
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Whoa oh oh..it’s magic!
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😀 thanks for the visit !
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Enchanting!
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Thanks ! 😀
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