Every Friday writers from around the world contribute 100 word stories prompted by a photograph supplied by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields to Friday Fictioneers. Everyone is welcome to contribute and we love comments on our stories.
copyright – D Lovering
To honour the English Queen
Mayor Fernandez suggested a maypole to honour the English Queen travelling through their tiny village on the way to Madrid.
The women excitedly cut their brightest shawls and dresses into strips. The men felled the straightest trunk in the sparse wood.
The morning of the Queen’s visit they cemented the trunk into the middle of the road and hooked the streamers to the top. That’s when the villagers discovered there weren’t enough streamers for everyone.
By the time the Queen arrived the villagers were still fighting in the dust, and a crooked pole hung with shredded rags blocked her passage.
The Writers' Life 
Made me smile… I could see this happening!
Glad I made you smile, Jessie.
Yes, I could well imagine the scene. 🙂
Thanks, Sandra.
Very good Karen, shame about the celebrations.Enjoyed your story.
The celebrations didn’t quite turn out as they’d hoped. Thanks for commenting, Michael.
Nicely done. They probably enjoyed the fighting more than the royal visit.
You could be right. Thanks for coming by.
Ah, we are a greedy, selfish lot, aren’t we? Good job! 🙂
We can be, sadly. Thanks for visiting, Caerlynn.
Love it. Compact and complete with a smile from start to finish. Nice one!
Glad it made you smile, Mr Binks. And thank you for the follow.
Fantastic. But the Queen is used to that. You should see the disorder when she visits Manchester. And Phillip would probably get stuck in while he’s at it.
Ha ha. I can picture it, too. Thanks for your comment, Patrick.
I’ve missed you Karen; welcome back! A creative story, with lots of visual description. Well done!
Thanks for the warm welcome back, Dawn. I can’t party every week but I have a great time when I do. Thanks for commenting and following.
Always, my pleasure. 😉
So often people loose sight of what they are about and end up in a war zone. What a wonderful metaphor to life.
Thanks, Sue. I think the villagers will be feeling a little silly about now.
i understand the queen has a great sense of humor. a little discomfort should be expected when traveling.
Let’s hope she sees the funny side. Thanks for commenting.
I loved the image of the villagers fighting over the streamers – an excellent take on the prompt 🙂
Thanks so much for your kind comment.
Unfortunately, I could see this happening and in circumstances other than just this. 🙂 Enjoyed it, Karen.
janet
You’re right, Janet. This could cross all aspects of life. I appreciate your comment.
i can imagine it all clearly 🙂 very entertaining 🙂
Thanks, KZ. Glad you enjoyed it.
ha.. yes all gone to shreds.. celebration down the drain.
Ha, it has certainly gone to shreds. That’s for commenting, Bjorn.
The queen, being the queen, would probably keep calm and carry on! I love the way the Friday Fictioneer photos free up your creativity, Karen.
You’re right. The queen would probably take it all in her stride. You should think about giving FF a try, Diana. It’s a great challenge.
Dear Karen,
The road to heaven is paved with good intentions, they say. The scene you depicted made me laugh out loud. Good to see you back. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
I’m pleased I made you laugh, Rochelle. It’s good to be back. Thanks for all the work you do for FF. It’s greatly appreciated.
Uh oh! All that effort for nothing 😦 Very true picture of human nature.
Thanks you so much for your comment. That was exactly the reaction I was trying to achieve.
Karen,
This is a fun and worthy fable to accompany this week’s prompt.
Cheers!
MG
Thanks, Marie Gail. Glad you enjoyed it.
That was a funny story. 🙂 I could picture it. The event was well-planned to a point, then everything fell apart. It would make a great comedy sketch. Well done.
Thanks, Patricia. I’m chuffed you could see a comedy sketch in it.
Karen, this made me laugh. So much planning and using of “rare” commodities then “poof”! Well done.
Thanks, Alicia. Your comment is spot-on.
Oh the best laid plans. They tried too hard. I hate it when that happens. Cute story!
It’s such a shame they couldn’t work something out before they destroyed it all. Thanks for your comment, Lisa.
So much for the women giving up their pretty shawls and the men putting an axe to that majestic tree,eh?lol!Typical of us humans to fight over little things-the poor Queen-must have wondered why she ever decided to pass through ;-)Enjoyed this fun piece with Spanish flavour, Karen 🙂
Thanks so much for your comment, Atreyee. You’ve seen exactly what I was trying to say with the story.
So happy to have gone where you took us Karen 🙂