“Ingrid pay mind to your customers. Mrs Lavender requires pears not peaches. I don’t know why the tiniest peep of sun rays and clear skies set your head tumbling.”
“It’s those books from Lady Margaret’s library.”
“What books?” queried mother. Her voice barely above a whisper which
bellied a tumultuous rising temper.
There was no doubt about it, it was definitely going to happen. Louise had
to be gagged at the nearest opportunity.
“It’s nothing mother, Louise is making things up, as always.”
“I’m not …” she yelped in pain she as her sisters’ fingers dug
into her left side.
Photo prompt courtesy / copyright of Brenda Cox.
Thanks to Rochelle for hosting this writing opportunity called Friday Fictioneers.
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Dangerous things, books
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LOL
I know right.
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Gosh, first books, next independent thought. These girls are on the road to destruction!
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I like the thought of Louise needing to be gagged before the words from those books she was reading overflowed from her mouth.
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Ahh no, Ingrid is the reader and Louise is the tattle tale bearer.
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I hope she isn’t going to be denied the books, that would be a terrible outcome.
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I know Iain.
But momma does not need any one getting ideas that would strain the already tight financial strings.
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Fascinating, books like the media challenge us, not always for the better
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Indeed Michael.
We need to be careful what we garbage in.
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Guessing they’re sisters! Never can keep a secret from a sister.
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Nope you can’t.
They sniff out these things.
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Yes. Blame the books. Nicely done.
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Thanks Bill.
Someone or something has to account for her fantasies.
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When the oppressed are complicit in the systems of the oppressors, you’ve successfully dominated your slaves. I hope those girls run away as quickly as safe and possible. Maybe Lady Margaret will take them in.
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Not sure Lady Margaret would approve.
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Oh, to ban books would be sacrilegious.
I suppose there were times where they were
considered to be evil. Interesting view of the prompt pic.
Isadora 😎
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Thank you!
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Banning books, assuming that they are a bad influence, is nothing new. This is a most interesting mix of characters. Took me a minute to figure out there were two girls, and a not-very-sympathetic mother!
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Aww didn’t mean to confuse things.
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You didn’t. It was very clear once I paid closer attention 🙂
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So sad. But so topical in some parts of our world.
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Very true.
Thanks Sandra.
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Little sisters will always be tattle-tales, but how tragic if Louise is kept from reading books. Sad, but nicely written dialogue.
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Thanks Brenda.
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Poor Ingrid. I’d also want to have my head in a book rather than keeping track of pears and peaches. I can see Mother’s viewpoint however – the customers are important. Good, lively dialogue that captures the characters’ voices engagingly.
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Aww thanks Margaret.
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Nice
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Thank you!.
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