Friday Fictioneers this week offers a unique photo (from Sandra Crook) as the prompt for our 100-word story. It could take you into many different worlds. My imagination took me to long, long ago . . . .
GRANDPA’S INVENTION
“Gramps, what ya buildin’?”
“Well, son, I calls is a tri-cycle.”
“What’s that mean?”
“Means it has three wheels. See here?”
“What’s it fer?”
“To get me places that’s too fer to walk.”
“What makes it roll?”
“I pushes these two little pads down here with my feet, and the wheels’ll roll.”
“But … will it go where you tell it?”
“These here curly-lookin’ handles’ll let me turn left and right.”
“Where’d you git all them parts?”
“Took apart the old tractor and your gram’s still.”
“Oh-oh … Uh … Gramps … I think you better get on and start pushin’ them pads now.”
“What’s the hurry?”
“Gramma’s comin’ down the hill … with her shotgun.”
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The Happy Wordcrafter 
Oh-oh I hope he can peddle that infernal machine fast enough! Brilliant Sandra.
Thanks, Gilly. I hope so too. I may have to write Part 2 in order to find out if he survives.
I agree! Get the pedals moving and maybe any spare parts could be used to fashion a bullet-proof vest!!
janet
Yes — or a helmet. The man needs to have his head examined anyway for even thinking about fooling with Gramma’s still!
He had to mess with her still. I hope the tricycle works. Good story.
Them’s fightin’ words right there when you mess with Gram’s still. Run, Gramps, run!
Fun story, Sandra
Thanks. I had fun writing it.
Oh oh..does Grandma have buckshot in that shotgun? I wonder if Gramp and Grandma are kissin’ cousins to my Rednecks Jeb and Myrtle? They seem to have the same accents. Nice work. Thank you for visiting me and also thank you for your lovely comments re. my story The Mysterious Box. It was so touching and made such an impression on me…I printed it up and attached it to the story.
I’m glad my thoughts touched you. I do feel very strongly about that episode in history. Thanks for visiting and reading my story. As soon as I saw that picture, that idea came to my mind. I just saw this old guy collecting a bunch of rusty parts from various types of farm equipment to build that contraption. But it wasn’t until I was into the story that the still took over the plot.
Funny stuff 😀
Don’t cross Grandma! She’s not going to take to these newfangled notions, not when she has her shotgun handy. This one makes me grin!
Especially if she has to choose between the tri-cycle and her still!!! Thanks for taking the time to read it and comment. I’ve been so swamped the past few weeks, I haven’t been writing for the FF’s, and I’m still trying to get around and read the others from three weeks ago.
This was fun. Gramps and Grams are so cute…shotgun lol
Thank you. I had fun writing it.