When something too good to be true lands in your lap, go for it!
I’m using snippets from a story I wrote a few years ago
for today’s Unicorn Challenge hosted by Jenne Gray.
Here we go!
Justice was all alone in the world, first orphaned and now his mice siblings Eustace and Fergus were gone, too. He packed a few items he simply couldn’t live without and bid farewell to the barn, the only home he ever knew.
Along the way Justice came upon a young couple enjoying a picnic. Reaching into her basket, the woman produced a small piece of cheese and gingerly offered it to him. Tentative at first, Justice looked up into the woman’s twinkling blue eyes and was immediately besotted. He took the cheese in his tiny hands, placed it in his little hobo sack and ran off.
Justice had been served.
Once he was far enough away he sat down and nibbled happily on the cheese, staring at the wispy clouds and reminiscing about his siblings, now gone.
Eustace, his sister, had been a little floozy just like their mom. She took up with one of the Hamster Boys from across the road; for Eustace size really did matter. They took off together and were never seen again.
Brother Fergus was the runt of the litter and a bit dimwitted. He was chasing crickets around the top of the farmer’s well when he lost his balance and fell in, departing this mortal existence with a small splash.
Justice was on his own, but he had no fear. He was excited. There was still much for him to explore, to experience in this vast world.
Today Justice had prevailed.
NAR © 2023
The Elephant's Trunk 
Hahaha 😆 you are funny, Nancy
~David
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Thanks, David! I’ll take that compliment any day!
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How wonderful to be adventurous and take off down the road. Cute picture. Made me think of The Fool in a Tarot deck.
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Thanks, Sighs! I love that little guy in the top hat! Isn’t he adorable? I must admit I know nothing about Tarot cards!
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Love it, you should look up Chelsea’s site, she hosts the terrible poetry contest, where puns prevail 😂
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Thanks for the tip! You have a link to share?
Glad you liked this one!
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Can’t seem to pick it up, but her sites called, A Wife, My Verse and every little thing if that helps
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Love this, Nancy, a light-hearted and much more readable parable than The Pilgrim’s Progress with its rather more heavy-handed use of names.
But blue eyes, not green?
I’m a tad disappointed!
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Delighted to know you enjoyed this, CE; profoundly less ponderous than Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress!
Yes, blue eyes; we can’t all be blessed with green, you know! They are, after all, the rarest. Perhaps I had someone else on my mind at the time. Sighing here…..
Chin up, dear boy!
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Good luck to your mouse on his journey because justice delayed is justice denied. But I do hope that this Justice is not blind and that he doesn’t team up with a couple of others and meet a farmer’s wife. 🙂
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Have no fear of that, my clever friend; this mousy munchkin is not one of the Trio Blind.
Remember, the wheels of justice grind slow but fine. All will be well in the land of storytellers and wee meecies.
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That’s a relief, unless of course he starts breeding.
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With those rutting rodents, it’s a given!
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Love ‘Justice had been served.’ Made me laugh out loud.
What a clever cheerful wee story, Nancy.
I’m wondering about the woman with the twinkling eyes though…
Hey, I wonder if she’s called Mercy? Y’know, when Justice met Mercy… 😏
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Haha! You’re the second person to mention her. I’m sorry but I can’t reveal my secrets; I’m sure you understand. But I assure you there’s nothing untoward going on there 😂
I’m glad you enjoyed the story; it was a fun write for your challenge. 🦄
I’m happy to see my friend Misky has joined the party. Her work is quite special!
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Well, what’s the point of secrets if you can’t keep them? A mystery it will remain!
And yes, delighted to see Misky joining in with such a beautiful story and image.
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Yes indeed! She’s a real keeper!
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** rimshot **
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🥁 There were a few ways I could have responded to your comment; I chose the musical way.
Ba dum tss!
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This is simply delightful, Nancy. He’ll go far, in both senses of the word!.
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Thank you, Keith. It was a fun write.
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I was a little worried about the twinkle in the lady’s eyes…
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You know, I was wondering if anyone was going to comment on that. I’m glad it was you, D!
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It’s all in the details!
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Aww, a cute story
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Thanks, Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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“Justice had prevailed,” clever!
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Thanks, Vera. I’ll take clever any day!
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