A new challenge from FFfAW… Thanks to William David Laughlin for the great painting!
It was an early morning at the Double-D. Jesse lifted the towel to have a peek at the feast on the stove when the missus caught him out of the corner of her eye.
“Not until you hitch the carriage Jesse Dean! You know I’ll get nothin’ but rags if I’m late!
A new shipment of fabric was due to arrive at the General Store today and she knew dawdling would mean slim pickings.
The carriage was just outside the barn, but Beau was nowhere to be seen. Of all mornings!
Jesse shook his head. Wasn’t the first time this silly old horse went missing. He knew where to find him. Just as he thought, there Beau was, hiding between the young horses.
“You know you’re not meant for the saddle Beau. Come on now before you get us both in a heap of trouble and my breakfast gets cold.”
Kat ~ 15 September 2015
(150 Words)
like mercury colliding... 
September 15th, 2015 at 8:20 pm
How cute! I love this. He was hiding among the young horses. Well you can’t blame him – who doesn’t want to be young? Great story! Thank you for participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. 🙂
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September 15th, 2015 at 8:22 pm
Thanks! I noticed the middle horse had a harness on. It gave the painting a bit of a twist! 😊
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September 15th, 2015 at 8:49 pm
I really liked the twist!
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September 15th, 2015 at 8:50 pm
🙂
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September 15th, 2015 at 8:37 pm
Ha ha, sounds like Beau is trying to get out of carriage duty. Clever horse.
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September 15th, 2015 at 8:49 pm
Yep…and hanging with the youngsters!
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:32 pm
I can see how he could hide out with all the other horses. 🙂
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:36 pm
😊
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:35 pm
This is so lovely! wow you captured it perfectly!
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:38 pm
Thank you Lynn. I taking a brief holiday from deep thoughts and diving into fiction this week! I think I needed it. 😊
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:41 pm
very nice!
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:41 pm
🙂
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:52 pm
I liked it and felt very hmm western and it was natural
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:54 pm
Thank you so much! It’s quite a new genre for me. Having a bit of fun this week! 😊
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:54 pm
wow I didn’t feel that at all! very nice!
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September 15th, 2015 at 11:13 pm
Poor Beau. I wouldn’t want to haul a carriage either. Great story!
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September 15th, 2015 at 11:17 pm
Thanks! I know, right?! 😊
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September 15th, 2015 at 11:49 pm
It’s an amazing story
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September 16th, 2015 at 4:06 am
Thank you so much! 😊
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September 17th, 2015 at 8:25 pm
Poor Beau, just wanted to be like the other horses. Maybe he still thinks he can do the same as the young horses if he just had a chance to prove it. Nice story, but I feel bad for him.
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September 17th, 2015 at 8:27 pm
Thanks for adding to the story. Yes…poor old Beau. I agree.
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September 18th, 2015 at 6:16 am
Nicely done. I enjoy the picture of domesticity and everyday life it conjures up
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September 18th, 2015 at 6:36 am
Thank you.
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September 18th, 2015 at 5:13 pm
“You know you’re not meant for the saddle, Beau.” ❤ Ahh, to be told such a thing. Great, lighthearted show of the big difference between "what we want our realities to be" and "what our realities actually are."
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September 18th, 2015 at 5:13 pm
🙂
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