Paddy knows it all- he sees things which we don’t see or deliberately shut our eyes and act oblivious, he knows the deep dark secrets- this little birdie knows them all!.
As little Jena sang the song, her brother John stood mouth open, thinking- “Paddy knows I broke the cookie jar”. Her Mom Sara smiled nervously “Paddy probably saw me flirting with the cable guy, heck he can’t make sense, he’s just a bird”.
Dad sat cooly on the couch- “Time to get Paddy a mate, we made a pact, he keeps his mouth shut and I keep mine”
(99 words)
Linking up with the amazing Rochelle Wisoff for Friday Fictioneers a photo prompt 100 word flash fiction. Thanks Douglas M. MacIlroy for the photo.
Published by Akshata Ram
Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.
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Dear Akshata,
And Paddy’s thinking “It’s time for my bird seed.” 😉 That bird has them all over a barrel. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It’s a very smart bird- thx Rochelle. This prompt was a bit difficult
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ha ha ha…. I just love Paddy
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Great story, well-plotted 🙂
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Thx so much!
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Sounds like Paddy’s the only one not on a guilt trip here. 🤔 Unique take on the prompt.
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Thx Christine! Loved your description
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Paddy is quite a bird. I really like his voice.
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Haha he is a smarty pants!
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He he he looks like everyone’s got a secret 😀 wonderful write up.
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Thx Raj indeed we all have one!
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Secrets have a way of coming out… especially with a big-mouthed bird in the house!
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Wow! I couldn’t agree more 😀
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Hilarious! Great story.
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So glad you liked it!
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