Here’s the photo prompt from Sandra Crook for this week’s Friday Fictioneers 100-word stories. My story follows.
Cow Tale, or a Load of Bull
Big Mack got an emergency call from the King of Burger. The butcher got in the way of his cleaver and was unable to attend to business as usual. Hence, the royal herd of cattle had munched their last bit of hay and was threatening to stampede. The King asked if he could pay Big Mack for his hay and services with some nice, juicy steaks once the deed was done. That was an offer Mack couldn’t turn down. He loaded his wagon, hitched it to the tractor, and headed for the King’s estate. Unloaded, he asked “Where’s the beef”?
I hear you groaning already. If you’d like to read some good stories, check out the links on our chief cattle-wrangler Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ blog. You’ll be glad you did! And don’t forget– you can write a story and share with the rest of us–and become an official Friday Fictioneer.
