Mouse vs Coyote

Posted: September 30, 2015 in Friday Fictioneers
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Yes, indeed, it’s Wednesday/Friday for our merry band of Friday Fictioneers. Thanks Marie Gail for an interesting photo and thanks Rochelle for keeping us on our toes. Now ~ here is my 100 word contribution for the week.

Sadie peered at the lifeless mouse on her doorstep.”Zelda is one crazy flora-dora.”
“That ain’t nothin’,” Samuel stepped outside.”She dropped a dead coyote on my porch last week.”
“Coyote? He be a trickster and thief, lot like you,” Sadie said.
“Maybe yes. Maybe no.” Samuel toed the mouse. “But why’d she leave this on your stoop?”
“Mr. Mouse be the smart one. He be seein’ right into people’s thievin’ hearts.”
“Humph.” Samuel stuffed his hands deep inside his pockets.
“And I sees right through you, Samuel Makutsi. ‘Cause I knows you hidin’ mamma’s pearl earrings in your ratty old fist.”

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Comments
  1. micklively says:

    Bang to rights.
    Good piece.

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  2. gahlearner says:

    The voices are great, the culprit found out, but my understanding is limited by language. Try as I might, I couldn’t find a fitting definition for flora-dora (other than showgirls).

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  3. Sandra says:

    What a terrific little vignette. And convincingly told too.

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  4. Glad I dropped in today to read this, Alicia! I think you got the voice just right, although I tend to associate Coyote the trickster with the southwest American Indians. Well done.

    janet

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  5. Great characters here, beautifully honed. Maybe some more?

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  6. k rawson says:

    That’s great, Sadie be some crazy flora dora herself!

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  7. Caerlynn Nash says:

    Excellent! One of my favorites so far this week.

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  8. ansumani says:

    I like the voices of the characters. Had to read comments to find out the flora-dora meaning…but it was a fun story. Nicely done.

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  9. Dale says:

    Fun stuff. Caught red-handed!

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  10. I have to say it sounds difficult to be a thief among witches.. 🙂

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  11. plaridel says:

    that was a nice at the end. didn’t expect it.

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  12. Nan Falkner says:

    Great story Alicia – you are good! Nan

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  13. I love when you write this kind of vignette. You’re so good at capturing a voice and mood, Alicia. Nice job!

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  14. draliman says:

    Zelda has the measure of them! Loved the dialogue.

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  15. Fabulous voices Alicia

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  16. Sumana Roy says:

    ah..a good one 🙂

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  17. Nice segue into Sam’s thievin’. Good thing the mouse showed up when he did. Nice take on the prompt.

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  18. jwdwrites says:

    Great characterisation and dialogue 🙂

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  19. Superb dialogue. Samuel should have known by now that nothing stays hidden from Sadie 🙂

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  20. wildbilbo says:

    Great dialogue – you nail the patois here, really gives it character. 🙂

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  21. rgayer55 says:

    I loved the voice and where the story took us. The only place I stumbled was Samuel’s last name. It seemed rather odd based on their dialect.

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    • Thanks for letting me know this, Russell. The characters are slaves on a southern plantation. So coyote may fit less than Makutsi. I borrowed the name from one of Alexander McCall Smith’s male characters in The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series set in Batswana, Always appreciate your questions. Alicia

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  22. Solothefirst says:

    HA! Called out. Well done

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  23. Sarah Ann says:

    Love the voices in this – really strong depicting their characters.

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  24. Cute little story, and I’m looking forward to the dead coyote on my doorstep!

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  25. Ha, I love the witchy way of this!

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  26. Great dialect, Alicia. It colored this story beautifully. Looks like those two have known each other a long time. Thanks for explaining “flora-dora.” I didn’t know that term either. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne

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  27. Amy Reese says:

    Flora-dora is someone who does witchcraft? How cool is that?! I learned something new. I’ll take the mouse over the coyote and hope that I won’t be having any flora-dora visits. A dead bird in my house is about all I can handle. Alicia. Great piece. I love the voice, too.

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  28. Margaret says:

    You’ve suggested a whole world around this little scene – wonderful. And the dialogue just sparkles.

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