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Monday, April 18, 2016

Octopus, A Fable from The Child and The Prophet











The Child felt thumps on the bottom of the Lily Pad.

That couldn’t be Mr. Whale.

She peeked out over the rim of Lily Pad and her eyeballs enlarged; her eyebrows stretched almost to her hairline, and she shrieked.

“Go away, leave me alone!”

The animal thumped again, hitting all eight legs on the underside of Lily Pad.

“Leave me be,” The Child cried. 

Octavio
“Prophet, there’s a Cephalopod under my Lily Pad.”

Only stillness greeted her. 

What shall I do? Mr. Whale and Mr. Eagle have abandoned me and The Prophet has become incorporeal.

“Help!”

“I’m not going to hurt you,” the eight-legged animal said as he came alongside Lily Pad.

“Who are you?”

“Octavio. Who are you?”

“I’m The Child.”

“Pleased to meet you The Child. What are you doing out here on the ocean by yourself, may I ask?”

“I wasn’t by myself. I mean Mr. Whale and Mr. Eagle deserted me.”

“Oh, and you have no one?”

“Well, I’m not really alone. The Prophet is here somewhere, only I can’t see him because he’s incorporeal.”

Octavio laughed.

“You know The Prophet?”

“Child, everyone knows The Prophet.”

The Child
“I only wanted to go to the house across the sea to get something, and he told me he would show me the way.”

 “That sounds like The Prophet. He always chooses the best routes for people that he has big plans for,” Octavio said breaking out in laughter.

“I don’t think it’s funny.”

“I’m not laughing at you, Child.”

“I wish The Prophet would return.”

“Shall I accompany you part of the way?”

“Will you eat with me?”

“Of course, and I’ll bring up some squibs and tasty seaweed from the ocean floor.”


Shalom Aleichem,




















Pat Garcia

22 comments:

  1. Love the Octopus Octavio. I hope he keeps the Child company for awhile.

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  2. You couldn't have chosen a better name for that octopus!

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    1. Thanks. I really like that name.

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  3. The Child is busy making new friends. Now she is not alone! ;-) That prophet is sneaky! ;-)

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    1. You're so right, my dear. The Prophet is sneaky but for a reason.

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  4. Squibs and seaweed? I hope the Child is not as picky as mine.

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    1. I think this Child has learned over the past three years to eat almost anything.

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  5. I'm so glad the child has Octavio now!

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    1. Thank you. I'm glad she has him also.

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  6. What an amazing adventure. Do you have it illustrated? It would be magnificent!
    FYI: I sent Kindle copies of MM&L and MM let me know if they arrive and download. :)

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    1. Thank you so much. I'm going to have it illustrated. After the Challenge begins the work of bringing four years of work together. Many of the stories have not been released in this blog. Thanks also for the Kindle copies but I already have them and have started reading book one.

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  7. Delightful! Octopi are cool. And as a side note, that was a high point score I missed in a recent Scrabble game with my spouse. ~grin~ Shalom, my dear.
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    Blessings to you and yours, my dear.

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  8. more and more intriguing. I agree with Tamara about the squib but seaweed is fine :-)

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  9. I agree with Yolanda. Illustrations would be perfect.
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    1. Thank you, Michelle. It will be illustrated. There are so many stories that are involved. Not only the ones I used in the four challenges but also many that I have not used.

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  10. How charming. I am Octavio and "I am The Child." "Pleased to meet you, The Child." I am smiling. That 'The Prophet' -- well, everybody knows ... OK, I'm just smiling, Patricia. So clever. Glad Octavio is bringing food. Good plan, because it's dinnertime here, and I am hungry. No squib and seaweed for me, though, but some good chili.

    Shalom,
    Samantha

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    1. My Dear, I do hope you enjoyed your Chili. Thank you so much for your thoughts.

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  11. Awww, the octopus just wanted to be a friend. And give 8 legged hugs! =D

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    1. I love octopuses! They're great and I love eight-legged hugs.
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  12. At least Octavio didn't ask to have the Child for dinner.

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    1. I'm laughing because that is cute and funny. No, he doesn't want to have her for dinner.

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