Picture of Storybook Island by Jeffrey Hammel from Google Maps
The End of the Rainbow
© Kelvin M. Knight, 2019
You can’t see me, little girl, you can’t!
Stop looking at me, little girl, stop looking!
No, I’m not going to wave at you because you’re waving at me, because I’m busy trying to hide my pot of gold, all right!
Sheesh – have I got to make another rainbow, slide along those sharp colours by the seat of my pants again? Cut myself to ribbons yet again? Have I? Have I? Hmmm!
Please, little girl, just look away. Please, please, pretty sugar and spice and all things nice please, look away.
Fine.
How about closing your eyes and counting to fifty? That’s right, I’ll play hide and seek with you. You count to fifty and I’ll hide my pot of life savings. When you open your eyes, if you can find them they’re yours… if you can’t, well, I will just add your soul to my collection of golden coins.
(150 words)
The above story was written in response to the What Pegman Saw prompt, which this week took us to:
Black Hills, South Dakota
You are warmly invited to the Inlinkz link party to read other globetrotting contributors’ stories inspired by this week’s prompt.
Thank you, as ever, Karen and Josh, for hosting this great weekly prompt, and for everyone who takes part.
A rather sinister leprechaun! Really enjoyed the voice in this one. What a curmudgeon!
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Haha 😂 he is. I had to look up that last word. What a lovely word. So apt. 👌
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Wow! That turned dark at the end there! Sprightly tale, Kelvin
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Hey Lynn, thanks for your comment. Hope I didn’t confuse you too much with the dark twist – you’ll never guess whose Collected Short Stories I have been reading. Hoped it was still entertaining.
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You’re wearing your leprechaun hat today, then? Love it. Amusing and yet … not.
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Haha, I am… not. Glad you liked and found it and my tale entertained you for a wee moment.
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It did indeed. 🙂
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Love it Kelvin…jaunty and serious all at once…seems you’ve been having some fun in the sun 😎
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Thanks Carlyk. How did you know 🤔 How did you know 😎🌈
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I do believe this is one of your best stories (among many bests.) The picture made me laugh then the internal dialogue, then everything started to go south with the “being cut to ribbons.” Such an imagination you have. Kudos.
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Ha I’m glad you liked, Lish. Sometimes it seems my imagination is all I have. 😎
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HA! I see you. I DO! Now, give me a coin and maaaybe I’ll forget… hehehee! Great story, Kel! Loved it!
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Hehehe thanks for a lovely comment Jelli – exactly the kind of response I was angling for. 😄
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I did not know the coins were souls. It will hard to eat Lucky Charms from here on out!😊
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Haha. They’re only sous for this particular leprechaun. I think 😬
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You are a “hoot.” I have looked at children and they keep staring and before you know it, you have forgotten what you were doing! CLEVER!
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Hi Nan Falkner, long time no see. Hope you are well and things are generally great for you. Glad you saw the distractedness created by a child’s incessant staring! Well done, you.
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Terrifying. Making bets with Leprechauns is never wise, especially if you hold your soul at hazard!
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To be sure, Josh, to be sure!
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Dear Kelvin,
This story took a bit of a sinister turn, Look away, little girl, please. Imaginative story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Glad you saw my imagination at play. Sorry for the sinister turn. I have been reading the collected short stories of Roald Dahl. What are you reading and enjoying at the moment?
Shalom
Kelvin
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Currently I’m reading The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. In fact, at my brother’s house last week we watched all 5 of the BBC’s adaptations. I have a long way to go as the volume I have is all 5 books in one. Lot of silly fun.
Shalom again,
Rochelle
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Oh what fun. Don’t Panic! A room-mate of Douglas Adams during his early writing carer was a talented writer called Jon Canter. His first novel, A Short Gentlemen is brilliant and well worth a look.
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If I ever finish I’ll look into it. My brother is a very short gentleman. 😉 And his sister is even shorter.
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Ah sorry if I have inadvertently offended you. This short gentleman is exceptionally short and a barrister and… I don’t want to spoil things. Enjoy Hitchhiking around the galaxy. Don’t forget your Babel fish. 😁
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Of course you didn’t offend me. As I tell people, my brother and I come from a long line of short people. Dynamite comes in small packages. 😉
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That’s what happens when you spot a Leprechaun, who didn’t hide that well!
fun one!
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Hey Dale, lovely to see you and hear from you. Maybe my la’ll leprachaun wanted to be spotted..
Glad you saw the fun. Twas what I hoped for. Hope all well with you.
Shalom
Kelvin
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Methinks he did…
I did indeed. And yes, all is well with me as I hope with you!
Have a fabulous day!
Dale
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