The Fool's Story

[intrepia]

'Tis a marvel, 'tis a wonder:
a great serpent I have seen
caved above that hill high yonder,
covered with scales of blue 'n' green!
Oft-times tears drip from her eyes;
she cries out a great wail!
And when you take her by surprise,
she breathes fire and whips her tail!

It was another of the girl's half-mad songs. She sang them so often that no one

Comments

[gratefuladdict]

I still want to know what caused the initial "misunderstanding"!!!

[mstrobel]

!!!!! <-- my reaction to the ending ;)

Oh my goodness, this is my favourite thing ever! I love the story and your characters and the way you wrote it and EVERYTHING *flails madly* I just want to read it again and again and then close my eyes and watch it all happen because you described it so richly that I *can* see it. I don't even know how to make a coherent comment anymore, all I can do is sigh happily!

[java_fiend]

I really love what you two did with the prompts this week. You both were a really enjoyable read. Really, really great stuff.

[lawchicky]

So great! I read Tea's entry first, but this really brought the whole thing together.

[beautyofgrey]

This is beautiful storytelling, all around. So magical and whimsical on the surface, and yet so much more. Just beautiful. ♥