Thank
you to Grandma’s Goulash for hosting Succinctly Yours! The idea of this meme is
to use the picture to polish a story into 140 words or 140 characters or fewer.
The bonus word this week was “fable.”
Remember
the old fable about the family of toes that went for a walk on the beach? The
one with the ring learned she had to watch her step and toe the line with the
rest. 135
The
children’s fable has been updated to appeal to a culture of narcissism. They go
on vacation and not to market, no one stays home, and the last piggy cries, “me
me me.” 139
I
know, I know—I confused a fable with a nursery rhyme. But I also hear tell they
ate sushi and organic quinoa instead of roast beef, and things got a little out
of h…foot. Have a great week!
If all God’s children had all the material
advantages that the rich could afford, the world would not be a fit place to
live in. ~Alexander Lowen, M.D., Narcissism: Denial of the True Self
Hari Om
ReplyDeleteFabulous Tammy.... I kept looking at the ring and thinking there must be something to come out of that.... but it wasn't me to find it!! And whilst the nursery rhyme was borrowed, it told a fable true! YAM xx
Thank you so much, Yam!
DeleteI agree with Yamini. Marvelous stories.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that little piggy did not stay home, especially after be-jeweling herself.
ReplyDeleteSeems wrong to stay home all gussied up like that. Even for a piggy.
DeleteHey Tammy, love them both, as always! The updating of the fable to appeal to a culture of narcissism is particularly clever, but I say that with a sigh because there's such a nugget of truth in it. And to appeal to a culture of fast-food lovers, my grandbaby and I play the piggy game all the time, only instead of going to market, we go to "'Donald's," and eat Freeeennnnch fries all the way home. (Also said with a sigh because there's a nugget of truth to that one as well). Thanks for the smile this morning :)
ReplyDeleteYou mean a chicken nugget of truth? (Sorry, couldn't resist!) When I was writing this post, I did get to wondering what the original meant. I think there may have been some unpleasant nuggets there as well. Maybe it's just the nature of fables and nursery rhymes to reflect what's bad about society? Thanks for your thought-provoking-ness, as always!
ReplyDelete:) I'm still smiling, Tammy. You verged on silliness a couple of times.
ReplyDeleteGot to be careful or things will get out of h ... foot for you too! :) Clever all the way!
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Thank you, Jim. I do tend to verge on silliness a lot of times. ;)
ReplyDeleteI know you have fun writing these, because they are such fun to read. Great job, as usual!
ReplyDeleteThe second one made me laugh out loud. Well done!
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