While walking through the neighborhood overcast by a blur of rainclouds Charles passed a young girl urging her two brothers half her size to keep up with her.
One said, “It’s gonna rain,” but she answered, “No.” Then the other said, “It’s gonna rain,” and she repeated, “No.”
Charles also thought it was going to rain. He hadn’t brought an umbrella, but after hearing the girl’s words he slowed the pace of his walking convinced in spite of the clouds that it wouldn’t rain.
Whether to fulfill a child’s prophecy or to give Charles something to think about it in fact did not rain, at least not until both he and those three children reached the shelter of their homes.
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Denise offers the prompt word “blur” for this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Beautiful story. Conviction has a lot of power
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Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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Was it her commanding certainty or the desire to believe that made him slow down? Interesting psychological tale, Frank.
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Thank you, Dora! This event more or less happened to me this past week which is why I wrote about it. I was Charles. I slowed down no longer worried about the rain and now I wonder about it.
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Love this story of every day providence
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It is evidence of providence. Thank you, Jim!
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Yes sir well written btw
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Excellent. God works in mysterious ways sometimes.
Blessings.
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He does. Thank you, Michael!
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Even it ended up raining, it would be ok because there was company in the rain.
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It would not have mattered if it did rain. They all would have been fine, just a bit wet. Thank you, Cassa!
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Your story brings both conviction and peace. The dark clouds portray something that may never happen. For them, it was only rain.
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I am glad the story brought peace. It was only rain. Thank you, Mary!
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With perfect timing and company, all went so very well
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They all got home without getting wet. Thank you, Larry!
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Sometimes it works out that way, which is a blessing.
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That would be a blessing. Thank you, Mimi!
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Sounds like a walk in the rain was not on the calendar for today, but maybe a hot chocolate & warm blanket by a window were. Lovely!
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They missed the rain, but are other ways to enjoy the day. Thank you, Liz!
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This reminded me of a time when I took my four grandchildren, all under the age of four to a park. There was a terrific lightning storm. We tried to weather it out under the slide for shelter. They were screaming their heads off and it was a scary situation. Luckily someone from a nearby house had noticed our predicament and ran over to offer us shelter. The kindness of strangers.
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That is an act of kindness worth remember and always giving thanks for.
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Clouds obeyed her.
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She definitely didn’t want it to rain. Thank you, Reena!
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When I lived in England it rained frequently, and you carried an umbrella often or wore a waterproof jacket. Now I live in hotter climes where it rains seldom, and when it does I don’t mind getting wet. In both cases, it’s always good to get back home and dried out.
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Ultimately it is good to dry out. In hot climates the rain is refreshing. Thank you!
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Fun Six!
But, then again, I’m a fan of ‘the weather’. I’d rather watch the satellite video loops than listen to a weather person tell when it will or will not rain. lol
But, even more fun is watching the sky for weather forecasting. Clouds (here in coastal New England) can be very accurate and reliable sources.
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Clouds are good signs of the weather. I can’t read them well, but figure it will rain depending on how dark they are. Thank you, Clark!
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ah! that’s where it gets interesting (the not-dark)…. probably easiest to suggest you google: mackerel sky ‘mare’s tails’ for cloud types that presage rain (at least here on the coast… be interesting if non-ocean based clouds portend differently)
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The lads were right but nobody got wet, so everyone was happy!
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Good point: everyone was happy! Thank you, Keith!
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As though her stern no willed it so. Nice six Frank.
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She did want it her way. Thank you, Greg!
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Such an endearing story. Indeed, God works in mysterious ways.
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He does work in mysterious ways. Thank you, Astrid!
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Good for Charles to not only observe the children, but to take part in her conviction and enjoy his walk further. Fun Six!
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He did have a peaceful walk after he stopped worrying about the rain. Thank you!
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Rain. A good omen for some.
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Rain can be very pleasant. Thank you, Nick!
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That little girl is a future meteorologist. 🙂
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Yes, she seemed to know. Thank you, Mark!
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I would be caught in the downpour, wondering where I went wrong.
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Hopefully it would be a mild rain. Thank you, Chel!
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