"THE PRINCE AND THE KARROTS." PUBLISHED ON AMAZON KINDLE BOOKS TWO DAYS AGO. EXCELLENT SUMMER READING FOR ALL THE FAMILY.
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| Three Karrots in a Cage by G. Foutoux All Rights Reserved Copyright L.Ivison 2013 |
Ming, the Siamese cat had just given birth to three Karrots who sucked at their mother's teats purring loudly. Prince Volonski looked satisfied with his new breed. He had crossed Ming with Pierre his South Amazonian Parrot. Ming's Karrots had the same shape as their mother, all except their legs - instead of there being a leg at each corner, so to speak, they had two Parrot's claws which were not very comfortable when they pushed at Ming's milky stomach. The only other difference was that instead of mink coloured fur they had feathers - coloured feathers like their father Pierre.
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| A Karrot in a Cage by G. Foutoux All Rights Reserved Copyright 2013 L.Ivison |
It wasn't long, however, before the Prince began to regret his experiment. True, the Karrots, hanging in a golden cage in the Glass Conservatory, had brilliant red, orange and green feathers and could not tear up curtains or leave Kuppie puddles. But, they had taken after their Mother Ming in one important way - they had minds of their own and were very contrary. The Karrots, instead of repeating a few inoffensive phrases like their father Pierre, contradicted the Prince. To "Who's a Pretty Boy, then?" one of the Karrots, the biggest and most sullen, Kossoff, would reply "Not you, that's for sure". Worse, they began to speak without any prompting, expressing their feelings about the Prince, their predicament in general and their dissatisfaction with being kept in a cage.
Kosoff and Kristian were both very outspoken, whilst Kyle, the smallest Karrot, had a superior intelligence and began to make philosophical observations. "What is the meaning of life?" or, worse "What is the meaning of a word."
The Prince, used to living alone and having his own way, and as a philosopher in his own right, admitted that the experiment was a mistake and re-homed Kosoff and Kristian immediately. He had, however, a sneaking admiration for Krystal's intellect and in the evenings he would take her out of her cage and sit her on his shoulder where they would proceed with their philosophical investigations.
G. FOUTOUX
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