Tag: ambition
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THE DANCE
‘Yer gonna be late,’ his ma shouted at him from the kitchen. ‘Ahm jist tryin’ tae get masel’ lookin’ right, ma,’ he called back. ‘It’s too late fer that, son,’ she replied, ‘about fifteen years too late.’ She didn’t understand, this was the night he would ask Justine. He should have done it before now.…
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THE YARN SPINNER
‘Let me spin you a yarn,’ said the storyteller to the girl. ‘Once there was an young lady who sat with needle and thread,’ she began. ‘She sat all day darning all sorts of items from socks to sheets. ‘She took no money, but was grateful for gifts of thanks. ‘None of the villagers knew…