A Piece of Flash Fiction

There once was a king married to ten queens. Every queen was personally responsible for each of his smiles and frowns. Whenever he smiled, the causative woman blushed in humble self-adulation of her aptitude for the accomplishment.

One cold morning while he emerged from his bedroom with one of them, three others went to him. He frowned in confusion. Then one got behind as two took positions on both sides of him with simultaneous kisses.

He smiled, laughed and nodded.

"Who brought this joy upon you?" they asked in unison.

The man laughed again. "This is causation by contagion. You're all to be praised for it," he replied to their own hilarity.


[I Couldn't Laugh Enough, My Ladies. I Was Overwhelmed With Nostalgia!]

First published on FACEBOOK.COM/SAMMYADAH on SATURDAY, 29, July, 2017.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

THE CORPORATE STATE OF ELEMERIA [CSE]: Made In Absentia | CSE: ZELOPHEHAD ADAH SAMPSON [ZAS]

THE CORPORATE STATE OF ELEMERIA [CSE]: Made In Absentia | CSE: ZELOPHEHAD ADAH SAMPSON [ZAS] The gallantry of MITSUBISHI in automobile manufacturing had long been noticed and was prevalent which was why he yearned for its PAJERO SPORT model. "Dr ZAS, Prof ZAS," the caller's shrill voice was naturally telling; there was something worthy of his privacy's invasion for him. ZAS peeped through his slits, for he was taking a nap on a bench that had been his bed for months in his sojourn. The brand identity of a new car filtered through his neurones into his consciousness of his whereabouts. He sprang up as a young woman handed to him a small bag. "We know your heritage," she began. "In the interim, you could make the PAJERO SPORT your sleeping space and I could be of helpful research companionship at any time. My name is LOVE. MITSUBISHI cares." ZAS was unenthusiastic of titles. They made him egotistic, but he rose in her honour. "Thank ...
Read more

THE CORPORATE STATE OF ELEMERIA [CSE]: Can Language Retard Economic Prosperity? | The SEIRN: "Free Questions"

THE CORPORATE STATE OF ELEMERIA [CSE]: Can Language Retard Economic Prosperity? | The SEIRN: "Free Questions" |A LITERARILY RICH language more quickly drives development than otherwise.| A people's world view is the backdrop of its strides. Its logic of life is the currency of its language. Its perspectives on the human experience underpin depths of its self-enhancing adventures. The politics of lingual superiority based on diversity of colonial backgrounds has been at the heart of much of Africa's economic woes. This is chiefly because while independent nations yet process qualification for WEALTH and DEVELOPMENT in discordant directions, they continue to mirror colonialism in socio-economic advances. Forgetful that competition underpinned their partition for colonisation in the 1880s, many are no less than ducks in ponds they consider of potential injuriousness to themselves. The very emotion in some parts that a former master is A STAND-BY MESSIAH retards e...
Read more