We were curious enough to ask Gregory what he was up to, but he was smart enough to run his mouth without giving us any real information. Every time we got in the mood to pester him with questions he’d send us on a wild goose chase.
As the years went by he became very good at whatever it was he was doing. We kept chasing geese.
Eventually Gregory moved away not needing our help, I guess, which was fine with me. Like, I mean, who needs him anyway, but I do miss trying to catch those tasty geese.
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Denise offers the prompt word “help” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Is chasing geese something like going down rabbit holes?! 😂 Either way there can be fresh meat to be had. Maybe our hero will do it on his own and find out what that “something” was!
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Come to think of it chasing geese seems almost identical to going down rabbit holes. He should have listened more intently to what Gregory was actually doing. Thank you and blessings, Dora!
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Toby Keith – Gone too soon! all his songs were great stories. Geese bite by the way, so be careful of those ambiguous ‘chases’. 😉
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I do avoid chasing geese. I can’t blame them for biting. I am glad you like Toby Keith. Blessings and thank you!
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😊
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More likely the geese would be chasing you..yeeouch! 😉
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Great Frank – it captures that specific feeling of being annoyed by someone you secretly rely on for excitement 🙌
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Good point! They (we) did rely on Gregory for excitement. Blessings, Ange!
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I wonder, Frank, was that a natural talent or did Gregory have to work at talking without saying a lot!
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As I imagined it, Gregory clearly explained what was going on, but we just couldn’t or wouldn’t understand. Blessings, Denise!
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For some reason, it reminds me of my childhood village, where our neighbour (far away, but on the road home from the lake) had geese—and one of them was a moody one indeed.
That goose hated my red bike. Needless to say, I was not the one chasing it.
Geese do now sound tasty as heck.
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That moody goose must have viewed the red bike as a threat. Blessings, Reelika! And thank you!
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Oh yes, a goose would be very nice… tasty, but usually only for Christmas!
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I don’t think they ever caught any geese, but they would be tasty. Blessings and thank you, Chris!
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I love the way you ended this!
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Thank you, Violet! I am glad you liked the ending. Blessings!
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‘those who can do, those who can’t…teach’*
now there’s a 64k question… who is the teacher in this Six?
(excellent story: allows Reader full range of choice in identifying with a character (any good Six does that) but…but! the underlying theme it un-touched by which is chosen.)
good Six
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Good point about doing. And some can’t even teach. The narrator in this tale is not to be trusted. Blessings and thank you, Clark!
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It sounds like Gregory was quite wise and I wish him well.
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He is wise. Blessings and thank you, Mimi!
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He is wise. Blessings and thank you, Mimi!
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Missing things we didn’t know we’d miss happens now and again!
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Keith’s Ramblings by the way!
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Thank you, Keith!
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Good point. Blessings and thank you!
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Witty play on words
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Thank you! Blessings, Jim!
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YW!
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You are a brilliant story teller, Frank–every one of them is perfectly polished, and I enjoy them all. And thanks for the song–I was not familiar with it…I liked it, and it made me cry. Hope things are well with you, brother–I keep you and your family in my nightly prayers–God bless you abundantly.✝
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I was listening to a sermon by Curry Blake over a week ago when he mentioned the song. That was the first time I heard it or heard of Toby Keith. I am glad you enjoy these stories. Blessings and thank you, Cale!
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You’re most welcome, brother–thanks for the blessings. I’m taking a hiatus but will be back😊
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“We kept chasing geese.”
And probably always will. An intriguing story, this.
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I am glad you liked that line. Blessings and thank you!
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