“Never look directly at the mountains,” warns Peik’s ma. “The gods will strike you down.”
“That’s ridiculous!” says Peik. “They’ve no reason to hurt me. I’ve done nothing wrong.”
In a fit of pique, Peik peeks at the snowy peaks.
The gods, offended by the excess homophones, smite him instantly.
C.M.F. Wright is an avid reader and sentence wrangler. Her short stories have appeared in Fifty Word Stories, Microfiction Monday, Syntax & Salt Magazine and the VSS365 Anthology.
The cleverness made me smile. Well done!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
This one got a big smile out of me. I have some family and friends–fond of wordplay–whom I think I’ll share it with.
Thanks so much! Glad it made you smile :)
Love it! Laughed out loud.
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How clever! Thanks for makinh me smile :)
You’re welcome! Thanks for reading! :)
Very funny! Well done.
Very clever and very funny :)