I’ve been a bit too busy to try the Friday Fictioneers prompt lately. But as I wrote a comment (a rather long one — 50 words) on Dale’s story, I realized maybe I could expand it to make a story of my own. So here it is:
Catherine peeled an eye open at 4 a.m. Okay, today she would march over to her neighbors and complain. It might be natural for a rooster to crow at dawn. It wasn’t natural for the same rooster to crow at brunch… and lunch… and tea… and dinner… and high tea… and supper… and apparently just to say goodnight. Or was he just that good with the ladies?
But before she could open her mouth, her neighbor said, “Hi! I was just coming over to invite you and the rest of our neighbors to dinner tonight. We’re having chicken pot pie!”
Write your own story to the picture prompt, post it wherever you post things and then click on Froggie’s link and join the fun! Everybody welcome!
Genie in a Box: Words and thoughts from Eugenia Parrish, Author 
Just goes to show if you wait long enough, some problems solve themselves 😉
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Yes, I try to remember that before I go haring off to complain about something 😄
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I try to remember it too, but not always successful 😉
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I was sure I had commented on this!
I love that you were inspired to come over here 😉
Good one!
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Uh-oh. I’m taking that to mean rooster pot pie.
My mom got an accidental rooster once via a mix up at the feed store. The neighbors complained until she got rid of it. It was mean, too.
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This was based on a story from a friend about how hard she laughed when her mother finally cooked “that damn rooster”! Apparently it used to chase her around the yard and peck at her bare legs. Made a good stew, though. Thanks for reading it.
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There’s only so much crowing anyone can take, either shut up or take pot luck, he got the pot. 🙂
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😂
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p.s. great title!
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Thank you 😊
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Sounds like the neighbors were tired of that cocky little crowmaniac also. All’s well that ends well. Hens don’t need a rooster to lay eggs.
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😄 That’s what I’ve heard, so maybe the hens are happy too. Thanks for reading!
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You’re very welcome.
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Silence is golden, except for the rooster
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I think sometimes a family just gets pushed too far 😁 Thanks for reading, Michael.
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Good eating and I bet those hens are happy!
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I don’t know — I think he must have been a very busy boyfriend with all that crowing. What are they going to do now?! Thanks for your comments.
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Yes, it was enjoyed! Thank you for reading.
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Ha,that solves that, with an added bonus!
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The best kind of solution! Thanks, Iain.
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Dear Genia,
it sounds like the rooster’s goose is cooked. Sorry, that was a fowl thing to say. 😉 Well served story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh, groan! Love your wordplay, thank you.
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So… to you those were eggs. I first thought grapefruit, but then I realized it was the Sunbathing section of the Bald-Headed League.
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Okay, I still don’t see grapefruit, but now the bald heads are totally stuck in my head!
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Yum! And problem solved if it’s the rooster in the pot 🙂
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You betcha! With maybe a hen or two — there’s gonna be a lot of neighbors celebrating!
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