What Walks

Nov 14, 2019 17:37


“Answer the riddle. Or try it, like so many of these other men, and see where you wind up. What walks on four legs in the dawn, two at noon, and three at dusk?” she said, a fierce glower in her cat eyes.

He hesitated, almost unable to breathe. “I am! I mean, I do that!” he replied.

“What?”

She had appeared on the roadway like a heat mirage made ( Read more... )

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karmasoup November 15 2019, 04:40:31 UTC
Fabulous! ;-)

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eventualdemise November 15 2019, 06:02:53 UTC
this is by far my very favorite thing, the idea of receiving a hug from a great woman-cat, or to go on an adventure with a many-legged man.

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millysdaughter November 15 2019, 18:45:59 UTC
What a fun tale!

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rayaso November 16 2019, 18:55:51 UTC
This was such a creative use of the topic mixed in with the riddle and Greek mythology. It came out so well and was a lot of fun.

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roina_arwen November 18 2019, 00:58:55 UTC
Very fun! Great characterization!

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