microfantasy monday: farmboy
— Farmboy, move that planter over here for me.
— As you wish.
— And those crates, farmboy, take them down the cellar.
— As you wish.
* * *
— Farmboy? Do you see the table and chairs down there? Bring them up and set them up in the garden.
— As you wish.
* * *
— Finished are you, farmboy? Then go to the pump and wash yourself, thoroughly.
— As you wish.
* * *
— Leave your shirt there, farmboy, and fetch me that riding crop… Now bend over that, there, and count these out for me.
— As you wish.
* * *
— Stand up, farmboy, and look at me. I want you to wait here until the clock tolls the hour. Then put on your shirt and come into the house. There you will find a girl who has been impertinent. Deal with her as her father would, if he were here. Please.
— As you wish…
A rush job, and apologies to The Princess Bride.
Microfantasy Monday is the brainchild of Sweltering Celt. The theme this week was heavy lifting.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Casey you never fail to awe me with the breadth of your knowledge – you pull stuff out of places I cant begin to imagine to tie into a story. If this was a rush job, you couldn’t tell it by me.
cdm Reply:
July 20th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Aw, thanks!
July 21st, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Great twist! I thought for sure Farmboy was the one who’d be feeling the switch. That ending was great though and made me wish I was him. I really enjoyed it.
July 21st, 2009 at 6:01 pm
BTW, The Princess Bride is my favorite film, and I totally approve of the artistic license you took with it. I doubt the apologies were necessary—unless you’re simply concerned about the legal repercussions of writing a derivative work, in which case you still probably have nothing to worry about. Really, I doubt William Goldman cares if you write a short TPB-inspired work on your blog.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
heh heh heh… gotta love farmboys