Eruption – Six Sentence Story

Gerald answered the doorbell and recognized Snaky that dragon from the Land of Wormy Delights who had earlier tried to kidnap his wife standing in front of him with a sheep-eating grin. Snaky’s acquaintances at Wormy Delights suggested to him that perhaps it was impolite not to ask the husband before running off with his wife and so Snaky asked Gerald, “Can I borrow your wife as a sacrifice to my lord and 33rd degree master, Illuminatus Illuminati, Lucy Satanus, Supercilious Serpent Maximus, et cetera, et cetera?”

Gerald played along asking, “Will you bring her back in one piece?”

Although Snaky knew that lying was a great way to blow up the sanity supporting rational communication, he feared that such an eruption right now might diminish the value of the sacrifice in some mysterious way only those in a higher pay-grade could comprehend. So, to be safe, to make sure the super serpent he served wouldn’t kick his butt later, Snaky took the sheep out of his mouth to respond without mumbling, “No.”

“Then, no, you can’t borrow her,” Gerald said.

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Denise offers the prompt word “eruption” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories. This dragon tale continues from Stroke – Six Sentence Story.

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I am grateful to the editor, Sammi Cox, of Whispers and Echoes for publishing my very short story Detour on the Merry-Go-Round.

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Author: Frank Hubeny

I enjoy walking, poetry and short prose as well as taking pictures with my phone.

37 thoughts on “Eruption – Six Sentence Story”

  10. I don’t suppose he’d have got a different response, had he not asked with his mouthful in the first place, Frank. Snaky seems a persistent little thing, doesn’t he?

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  16. Δράκων in Hellenic mythology was a creature that understood the secrets of the earth (Gaia was his mother) – and as such dragons could exhibit fearsome and protective attributes.
    I often wonder Frank, if there was no dragon, how could anyone pass the gauntlet of truth?
    If my opinion has any significance, I think you should continue this parabole.

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    1. I see dragons as kinds of dinosaurs and also close to serpents. They go back to that snake in the Garden of Eden. They only tell the truth to make a greater deception credible.

      I have one more episode in this series when Jennifer, Miriam’s mother, answers the doorbell. That will be published on Wednesday.

      Thank you, Spira!

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