Fall
“Honey, you have outdone yourself with this delicious dessert!” “I got the recipe from a skinny little guy while waiting for the bus to go to the grocery store. We got to talking about food and recipes and he said he just happened to have a great recipe for a dessert and he gave it to me.” “Listen, you know I don’t like you talking to strange men at the bus stop or anywhere else for that matter.” ” Nothing to worry about, Darling, it was just a harmless conversation at the bus stop about food.” “Well, I don’t like it, but that guy sure gave you a terrific recipe for apple pie.”
I am linking to Six Sentence Stories the prompt is FALL
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The old saying is “don’t trust a skinny cook” ….but in this case, it’s worth at least seeing how the pie taste…it could end up being a prized one!
I’m not so sure about that! Some prizes are booby prizes.
Definitely beware of “skinny guys” with intentions of enticing you with apples! This is a very old tale indeed, and it didn’t end well at all, as I recall. ;-). Loved it, Patricia. So often stories say much more than meets the eye!
Thanks, Josie. Interesting that most saw it as a nice story about a recipe. I meant it to be more but I guess I was off the mark.
I was waiting for the guy to keel over and die–from some deadly ingred in the pie recipe…
Well, he might still die…
True enough!
Sooo…it’s allusive? ‘Fall’ is the time of year, hence the apples? Allegory has me lost, because I’m sleepy 😉
Yes, it’s allusive. Fall can mean something other than Autumn and apples have been used in stories for centuries. Take a nap and read it again.
LOL I went for the obvious, I know…I’m not smart about this kind of thing.
This really has me thinking since you said it’s an allegory. Interesting…
I hope someone reads deeper and understands the story. If you do let me know. I feel like i have failed in my intention for the story.
This reminds me a little of my great aunt, who was a telephone operator. She was listening in on a conversation about a recipe and was writing it down and missed an ingredient, but she couldn’t ask either party, because then they’d know she was listening in!
Oh dear, did she ever figure out what the missing ingredient was?
I love this best apple pie recipe story. You can learn so many things from striking up random conversations.
Look deeper into the story. The skinny little guy isn’t someone you want a random conversation with.
I will visit again
This may be fiction, but i’ve learned some interesting things talking to people in lines.
Well, if you come across someone like the skinny guy in the story…run!
Interesting little tale. I love flash fiction and may give this meme a try.
Right now I am bottle feeding a litter of kittens, though. They are first priority. ☺
The only stories I write are 5 or 6 sentences long. Kinda funny since I can ramble on.
I have been reading about your kittens. Kids are always a first priority…human ones or furries.
Ha ha ha. This is a good one. I thought this was a real story as well. ❤ ❤
But it is based on an ancient story.
Welcome! Is this true? That would be so cool to just chat and get a phenomenal recipe! Thanks for linking up!
It’s an allegory so I don’t think you would want anything from this “skinny little guy”.
you know I caught the “skinny little guy” part and thought ” well, steve cooks great and he’s skinny as heck!” my brother!
Steve might be skinny like the guy in the story, but a am sure he isn’t slimy or sinister like like the guy with the apple recipe.