Thursday, 19 March 2015

Ancestral House

                                                                                       Photo prompt-© Rachel Bierke

She had come to her ancestral house after twenty years. It was in a pathetic condition. She felt a stab in her heart.

She saw the fountain; she vividly recalled the times when she had danced around it; pretending to be a fairy who loved to tease the wizard who lived deep inside the fountain.

“Mama, I have seen this place in my dreams, we come here and there is a wizard who wants me to help him.”

She could not believe what her daughter was saying.

“Is there a wizard in that fountain?”

“Yes, and we will help him.”
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A post for Friday Fictioneers on a photo prompt.
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18 comments:

  1. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields19 March 2015 at 21:18

    Dear IB,

    I think her daughter's dreams speak wisdom. Cute story.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  2. Unknown19 March 2015 at 21:27

    Nice write up :)

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  3. Keith's Ramblings19 March 2015 at 21:40

    I'm sure she was right! Delightful.

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  4. Unknown20 March 2015 at 03:29

    Well, there must be a wizard there, then. Deep down in the well for so long, poor thing.

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    1. i b arora20 March 2015 at 10:37

      wizards are always in trouble, thanks Patrick for reading the post

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  5. Perry Block20 March 2015 at 10:56

    I'm not sure I quite understand. Does the mom say "“Is there a wizard in that fountain?” or the daughter? Is the mom affirming that there is a wizard and they will help. Nice whimsical story til the end, which I wasn't sure of.

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  6. i b arora20 March 2015 at 13:42

    it is the daughter wanting to know and the mother who affirms and says that they will help the wizard, thanks Perry for reading the post

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  7. Alice Audrey20 March 2015 at 19:40

    Like mother like daughter. Or is it something more? This one resonates.

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  8. brudberg21 March 2015 at 03:08

    Oh I hope that the wizard grants them wishes.

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  9. Dawn Q.22 March 2015 at 21:58

    This is a story that has more to it... maybe you'll expand it another week? Nice job.

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  10. Dawn Q.25 March 2015 at 11:43

    I posted a comment on Saturday, but it seems to not be here... I love the magical element of this story, that also lends a sense of mystery to it as well. We are left wondering about the girl and her dreams. Nicely done!

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