A small country named Freedonia is in dire need of help. An extremely wealthy woman named Mrs. Teasdale comes to the rescue and agrees to bail Freedonia out of bankruptcy as long as they make Rufus Firefly their leader. It turns out that Firefly makes a terrible leader and is even quoted as telling the citizens of Freedonia that they think their country is doing badly now‚ they should just wit until he gets through with it Reduces work hours by shortening lunch hours. He continues his “leadership”
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The village was a cluster of wigwams around the shore of lake overlooked on both sides by bluffs. The sun was still hidden below the horizon when we arrived. I could hear the waves and feel the cold spray from the water as we entered the wigwam. An oil lamp shone on a woman kneeling by the head of a baby boy who laid on a rabbit skin. The baby cried as the woman placed a piece of damp rabbit fur on his forehead. My father spoke to me in a low voice. “It’s the fever.” He opened his medicine bag and
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I awoke to the noise of Cato screaming as if he were being pulled apart by the limbs. My father soon yelling‚ “Agrippa! Get up and comfort your brother!” I was tempted to point out that I felt he should not be my responsibility‚ but I would most likely be punished for speaking out of turn. I slowly walked over to the baby as I realized that it was still dark outside. I took the two year old into my arms and did my best to hold back my anger. I decided I would start making breakfast since I probably
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“Dear God‚ cleanse me of this horrible sin that has corrupted my life. I don’t need this sin to runneth over. Please take it away. Take it away‚ take it away‚ take it away‚” I cried out loud to the heavens as I kneeled down in the sanctuary. I often call out to the members and the visitors who hear me preach to lay their burdens on the altar and I had to reevaluate my own life and ask if I had did the same. The answer to that was no and it was time. I knew that if I were to be elevated to the next
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Saturnalia Everyone together having fun and connecting. A regular occurence at the end of the week. A mass ensemble of great colors and sounds. The vibrations move through you feeling it rumble to your core. Everyone so close you can feel each others warmth. Friends meeting friends and making more. The smell of comradery like you’ve just won a war. Celebrating that you’re living an intoxicating life. Violet I am abrasive or so you say. Others are basking in the sun yet I look to the
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After I waxed the tale of my journey to the Phaeacians‚ I traveled for three nights under the endless maiden’s starry nights until I arrived at the isle of Athens‚ the kingdom of wisdom. Docking my ship‚ I take a moment to myself before heading to the grand marketplace. With the stock of food that the king had provided so dearly running low‚ I am in a dire need for supplies‚ with an even more dire need of funds to acquire the mentioned supplies. All around the market‚ merchants shot wary eyes back
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No one knows how long it has been since they crashed‚ all they know is they do not want to leave. As I walked the woods looking for a fruit tree‚ I wondered when the conch would be blown today. I finally arrived to my favorite stop but it seemed someone else found it too. Those littluns‚ always eating all the food. We need more people hunting because of this. If they were useful we would have better huts and more smoke from our fire. As I became ready to walk away sadly I heard a rustle near me
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Cherish What You Have Today; It Might Not Be Here Tomorrow Oh‚ right! I think to myself. I gotta go feed my turtle! I always felt so guilty for not feeding my turtle knowing it could die any day from malnutrition. Quickly dashing to the table‚ I feed my one and only turtle‚ Turtie. It always reminds me of how my other turtle‚ Turtess‚ deceased. It all happened one day while I was feeding them. Yes! I had cheered to myself. They’re eating the food! Wait a second… Turtess isn’t eating the
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A World Without Color Silhouetted against the darkening forest‚ she twirled and danced with the birds‚ letting all emotion escape her as she pirouetted along the edge of the river. The water raged along the rocky banks‚ setting a beat for her steps as her bouncy curls brushed her shoulders again and again. A stunning white bird glistened in the sun‚ chirping a song as it hopped onto an Evergreen tree. The bird reminded her of her mother; sweet and optimistic. Lily halted to a stop when she caught
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With his head laid low‚ tucked in his strained knees‚ Virgil’s mind drowned in negativity. Memories of him and the woman who was meant to be his wife plunged him into deep remorse. Her chocolate brown eyes‚ although basic‚ seemed like the world to him. They were in his world. Whenever he looked at them‚ he imagined them on his almost-born daughter‚ Lethabo. They had settled on the name two weeks after Rachel told him she was pregnant. “What if we named her after your umakhulu‚ Nkosi?” Rachel asked
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