Short Story

Hi there!
By the way, I thought I should let you know that I officially cancel the RiddleQuest.  You don't even need to turn in you answer sheet.

As you might know, I love haikus.  Fortunately for you, I won't post any (at least not on this post...)  Unfortunately for you,  I decided to post a short story instead.  :-) enjoy.

As Goldie the gold nugget walked along, his sharp yellow eyes taking in every thing the dim light would allow, he thought about the nugget city he had just moved into.  He thought of his little rocky hole with earth shelves in it, the Gold Shiner Bar and his dreaded visit to the “Clippers for the Nugget -Tommy the Barber”.

The thick air brought smells of wonderful shiner, coming from the Shiner Biscuit Bakery, where you got to watch the warm shiner poured onto a candy grid, flavored pebbles dropped in, coated with sand, and drizzled with mud.  Sometimes if a kid stood there and watched long enough they would give you a piece, which was still warm from the oven.

Goldie changed course and slipped silently into the bakery kitchen.  The main chef bellowed, “Sonny, you’re a turn of the stone late!”  Goldie was about to say sorry when a deafening crash interrupted him.  Someone from the bar screamed, “It’s them again!” and another yelled at the bakery, “You guys - run for cover!” But it was too late.  There was another awful bang and the roof of the city burst wide open.  Blinded in the sudden light, the nuggets of Central Gold Nugget City were helpless.

A hand grabbed Goldie - but it wasn’t nugget hand.  There was a yell so loud Goldie thought all the nuggets in the whole wide world had yelled, but he knew they hadn’t.  “Tom Landers, come look!”  After about five minuets he was was dropped into something warm and soft, dim-lighted and that smelled of shiner.  It wasn’t Central Gold Nugget City, but hey, thought Goldie, I kinda like this place.

Have a warm, family-filled holy holly jolly Christmas.  (and a happy New Year)