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Title: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 9:52pm Carolyn's Part: Nicola woke on Boxing Day with a sinking feeling at the pit of her stomach. She knew that there would be questions asked about her reaction the day before, and that she would have to face the consequences of hiding away and worrying everyone. She was at heart a good child, and was genuinely repentant about the distress she had caused to the family who had been so kind to her. ‘But I can’t explain to them, I can’t betray mother like that.’ Remembering Dr Maynard’s words of the evening before she remained in bed, although she could hear the household beginning to stir and footsteps going downstairs. She reached for her hairbrush and was sat in bed brushing her hair when Jack himself entered the room holding a small tray replete with coffee, rolls and some deeply purple blackberry jam. “You look much better today,” he commented placing the tray on the bedside table. “Let me feel your pulse…hmm, and now your temp…show me your tongue.” Jack completed his brief examination with a sharp look at Nicola’s face and her general demeanour. “I’m sorry to have caused you so much trouble yesterday,” she began hesitantly, “You have been so kind to me, and I spoiled your holiday.” Jack sat on the edge of the bed and regarded Nicola gravely, “I accept your apology on behalf of all the family, so feel easy there, nothing more will be said by us. Miss Annersley wants to speak to you however. No, don’t worry,” he added hastily as he saw fear coming to Nicola’s face, “She just wants to know what is upsetting you. She is in loco parentis after all. That means she has a parental responsibility towards you whilst you are in her care. Now I will leave you to have your breakfast and get ready and then someone will escort you over to the school.” Nicola was ready in short shift and was glad to see Margot waiting at the bottom of the stairs to be her escort. “Come on kid, here’s your coat and scarf. Get them on and I’ll hunt out your gloves for you,” said Margot breezily, suiting the action to the word. Nicola found herself whirled out of the house and across to the school without a chance to gather her thoughts. Outside the study door she paused and cast a pleading look at Margot who had been there herself often enough to know what Nicola was feeling. “Chicken” she laughed as she knocked at the door, and entered as the head bid them do so. “Here she is Auntie Hilda, all fit and rested.” Hilda looked and noticed the wariness in Nicola’s face and returning Margot’s greeting sent her off, telling her that she would return to Freudesheim with Nicola in time for lunch. “Now, Nicola, come and sit down dear, I think it is time we had a little chat don’t you?” Nicola was unsure how to reply to this and covered her confusion by taking a chair and blowing her nose. Hilda seeing that she was not about to speak continued, “Dr Jack tells me you apologised to him for the fuss yesterday, and since he has accepted your apology we will leave that matter there. However I need to know what upset you so much. If it had happened earlier I would have put it down to your mother’s absence, but you seemed resigned to that. You have been here for a whole term now and whilst you have kept to yourself and been quiet, you don’t appear to be homesick. So, tell me Nicola, what has upset you so much now? I know the Maynards will have been kind to you, and Erica tells me that whilst she has been confined to bed over the hols with this cold, that you have been joining in with the rest of the family in all their activities.” Hilda paused and waited to see if Nicola would say anything. The girl was silent, and Hilda was worried that she might feel she had a good reason for remaining silent and whilst casting round in her mind for a possible cause asked, “Did you like the present from your mother?” “Oh yes. It was just what I wanted; she must have thought about it an awful lot. But then she always does.” “Mothers are like that on the whole,” replied Hilda, “What about the rest of your family, do you have any younger brothers or sisters?” “No, just me and mother,” Nicola was being short with her replies now, wary of what might be the outcome. Hilda noticed this and picked her words with care, sending up a prayer for wisdom in dealing with this strange child. “In that case you must find Freudesheim very different, such a large family. How have you enjoyed it?” “They are very kind, and have included me in everything, but I never thought that a family could be like that. They laugh and joke, and look out for each other. They fight and then make up, and it all goes on at once.” Nicola looked as if she found this slightly overwhelming. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 9:52pm Still Carolyn: “Well yes, that is what family is all about. Tell me about your own, isn’t it similar, if smaller. You said there was just you and your mother, what about grandparents, or aunties and uncles?” Nicola wondered how to respond to this and paused. Hilda noticed and decided that the time had come to probe a little deeper. “Nicola dear, I know that whatever is upsetting you has to do with family, and that you found being with the Maynards has awakened some uncomfortable feelings for you. I want to help you, but need you to trust me.” It was the word trust that did it finally. “Trust, Family,” said Nicola with a hint of bitterness creeping into her voice, “My mother told me that I could never trust family and that we had to make our own way. That’s why she sent me here even though she can hardly afford it, because it’s her old school and she thinks that by sending me here it shows we are doing that.” “Your mother is an old girl, why I never knew that?” “No, you wouldn’t have taken me if you had.” “Nonsense, we have only expelled two girls and I know that you are not related to them, nor are you related to the one or two we almost expelled. Even if you had been it would not necessarily mean we would not accept you. I do think you had better tell me the whole story, or I may have to write to your mother and request her to tell me as it is obviously upsetting you and we can’t have that can we.” Nicola saw no way out, although she felt cornered and it was an unwilling telling of her story, with some fear of what would happen once her beginnings were known. “My mother was a head girl here a long time, fourteen years to be exact. You weren’t in Switzerland then of course.” “No, we were on St Brivals I believe.” “Yes. My mother left unexpectedly. The school and her friends were told that she had inherited a large fortune from an Uncle in South America and that she had to go and claim it. You all seem top have taken that at face value.” “Loveday Perowne, of course. I remember the incident. We did think it was strange, but we had the letter from her father and he followed it up with a telephone conversation and was most convincing. What actually happened?” “She had become pregnant with me the previous holidays and was four months pregnant when she got home. It didn’t take long for her mother to find out, nor to realise that the school had nothing to do with it. They packed her off to South America all right, but the Uncle was not dead, he was very much alive with a ranch in a remote area. My mother was sent to have her baby there where no-one would ever find out. The idea was that I would be placed in an orphanage, but she refused to give me up, and once she had seen the priest and had me baptised there was nothing any of them could do.” Nicola’s tone had been growing harder during this recital, and it became positively harsh as she continued, “The family were not pleased, to say the least. Mother wanted to come home, but she had no money and my grandparents would not even write to her once they heard I was still with her. They sent a letter to the Uncle saying that she had a choice and they would send her a ticket for one person to return, but not for me. Mother refused, and as Uncle would not help she went to work on the neighbouring ranch to earn the money to return. It took her five years, and I can just remember South America. When we finally got back to England her family would have nothing top do with her and in the end she got a job in London, used an assumed name and pretended that she had been married during the time she spent in South America. That pretence made life slightly easier, but not much. She has a good job now, but has to travel and her boss expects just as much from her as he does from the men working for him who have wives to take care of the children. He sends her abroad at a moments notice, and threatens to sack her if she complains. But that’s the industry; it is the same everywhere. Mother wanted me to come here because she thought it would give me the best start, and because she thought it would be one in the eye for her parents if they ever heard. She says she only got through those first years because of what the Chalet School had made her. That’s why I found the Maynard family so difficult, and why I got so upset yesterday. My family never wanted me, and tried to get my mother to give me away. They ought to be dropped off a cliff.” Hilda had been silent during this tale, but once Nicola had finished and sat scowling, she rose and stood in front of the girl. Taking her hand she raised her to her feet and said, “I’m glad you have told me all this. It explains a lot. I will write to your mother and tell her that I know so that she can come and see you without the need for pretence. There is not a lot more we can do at the moment, although we can see if you are suitable for one of our many scholarships, which may help a little. When I’ve seen your mother once more we will see what else can be done. We are a family as well you know, and have no thought of rejecting you, or your mother whatever she might have done, she is still a Chalet Girl.” |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 9:54pm My part: Nicola felt comforted by the Head’s words but unsure now how to respond. She wondered suddenly just how her mother would feel having their private affairs discussed so openly, especially when Loveday had gone to such lengths to hide the circumstances around Nicola’s birth. Already Nicola thought she could see a change in Miss Annersley’s attitude toward herself, and being a sensitive girl, all her doubt and fear came flooding back. With a sob, she rose from her chair, and tried to run out of the room, only to discover Hilda had locked it using her remote locking device – a very necessary mechanism in a building where Joey Maynard was known to invade on a regular basis. Yanking on the door handle, and screaming for release, Nicola failed to hear Miss Annersley’s footsteps come up behind her. “Here, drink this my dear,” said Miss Annersley, with a smile that Nicola was suspicious of. “I wont!” shrieked the girl, almost hysterical by this point. “It’s drugged! I know all about it! Mother warned me! She said ‘Never drink anything they offer you when you get upset’! I know how you drug all the girls, making them into good chalet girls by use of narcotics, I wont, I wont, I wont!” On the last “I wont,” which was accompanied by a stamp of the foot, Miss Annersley tipped a small package of powder into Nicola’s wide open mouth, and watched in satisfaction as the girls eyes clouded over and she slumped against the door in a deep sleep. “Thank goodness for that!” remarked Miss Annersley, who had absolutely no patience when it came to tear streaked girls, preferring the tried and tested method of drugs and hypnosis to overcome difficult personalities. When Nicola came round some time later, Miss Annersley was back behind her desk, and Nicola was back in the chair, feeling groggy and with little memory of the earlier occurrences. “Now my dear,” said Miss Annersley with one of her warm smiles, “Now that we’ve sorted all that out, perhaps you would like to accompany me back to Freudesheim? I’m sure our hostess will be waiting for us.” Nicola stood demurely, and accepted her wrappings without a murmur, following her headmistress silently back to the Maynard home. A raised eyebrow from Joey was answered by a quick nod from Hilda, whereupon Joey sighed with relief, knowing there would be no further trouble from this unusual girl. The Maynard family had little time to spare on their guest as they continued with their festive celebrations, so the change in Nicola went unremarked by anyone, most people who did think about it put it down to Miss Annersley’s famed insight and compassion with schoolgirls, and were pleased to see that the Headmistress seemed no closer to losing the knack. Nicola did as she was told without question, instant obedience apparently her only desire. The only person who wondered at all was Len Maynard, always quickest to spot changes, and always the most responsible and competent of Joey’s children. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 9:54pm And me again: Len called over to Nicola in the early part of the afternoon, “Hey kiddy, fancy coming out for some ski-ing practice with me?” Nicola looked unsure for a moment, deep rooted feelings about spending out of school time with a mistress surfacing briefly, before the new top layer of her personality kicked in and she replied smilingly, “Oh yes please Miss Maynard! I should so love to!” Len raised an eyebrow at this, but decided to leave the subject well alone until they were away from the house. Away from the house, Len gripped Nicola’s arm. “What happened this morning?” she asked in a fierce voice. “Why, I had a chat with Miss Annersley, and she helped me to sort out my priorities and work out where my loyalties lie Miss Maynard,” Nicola answered promptly and cheerfully. “Don’t give me that crap!” replied Len. “Something happened and I want to know what! You have the same look in your eyes today that my sister Margot always had when Miss Annersley took her off for a chat in the study, and nobody ever knows what happens in the study! Now, tell me, what happened!” Nicola opened her mouth to repeat the mantra she now knew by heart, but before the words had tiome to come out, a voice hailed Len from the tree line nearby. “Len!” hailed the voice. Len turned slowly towards the source of the voice, and saw the most gorgeous looking man striding confidently towards her. He had stereotypical dark locks, sweeping low over his forehead so he could casusally toss his hair back in a very becoming manner. His firm jaw line had the faintest hint of “designer stubble” but not enough to be unattractive, he was wearing classically cut good clothes, and smelt the way only a man can when he has come straight to the woman he loves from a shower. “Reg?” whispered Len, unable to believe her eyes. “Yes Len, it’s me,” said Reg humbly, knowing he had given up the right to call this woman his own, but determined to do all in his power now to try to win her over again. He dropped down to one knee and took Len’s hand gently in his, regardless of the cold from the snowy ground striking through his clothes. “Len,” he said as he gazed into her eyes. “Len, I…” What Reg was was never to be known as at that precise moment he suffered a huge allergic reaction to the soap he had used and keeled over in the snow and died. Len, distraught and knowing at that moment that Reg was the only man she would ever love, fell to the ground beside him, clasping his hands in her own, tears pouring down her cheeks as she begged him to hold on to life. “Stay with me Reg,” she pleaded, even whilst knowing it was too late. In a desperate attempt to help, Nicola grabbed some twigs and branches together, intending to make a fire to keep Reg warm, hoping that he might still be alive and only fooling in an attempt to get Len to reveal her true feelings. Nicola struck the matches, her trembling hands putting each match out as soon as she struck it. Seeing what the girl was trying to do, Len grabbed the box from her, struck the match and lit the fire, not noticing that Nicola was standing too close. Within minutes, Reg’s body was engulfed in fire and Nicola’s prostrate form was being rolled over and over in the snow as Len battled desperately to put the flames out. Len sat on the ground, holding Nicola’s still body against her, weeping bitterly that the child should have suffered in this way. An hour later her family found her, still on the ground, clutching Nicola’s body to her and wailing over Reg. Jack very carefully lifted Nicola from Len and carried her body back to Freudesheim. Joey put her arms around her eldest daughter and gently raised her to her feet. Len looked into the faces of all those she loved and allowed them to lead her gently homewards. Each and every one of them administered a swift kick to the charred remains of Reg as they passed, and Joey turned when they were halfway home, ran back to the clearing, kicked Reg once more and then ran back, satisfied that her daughter would stay at home forever. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 9:59pm *laughs hysterically* Fantastic work, Rachel! *hopes someone will tally how many times Reg has lost his life in these stories* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:00pm Thank you for reposting Rachel! *huggles* And thank you again to both you and Carolyn for all of the advent drabbles!! *more huggles!* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:02pm *has just noticed Rachel's line about the chewed plastic fairy* *giggling* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Esmeralda on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:05pm Thank you for reposting Rachel, and thank you for this drabble, very funny ending, but kinda sad too, also many thanks to you and Carolyn for all your hard work this month! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:06pm *also giggling about the fairy!* 8oo 8oo 8oo |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:07pm *thanks Catherine for pointing that out, as I hadn't noticed* 8oo |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:09pm I went out to the cinema with the kiddies tonight to see "Peter Pan", logged in to see what reactions there were ( I was awfully worried you would all be upset at the demise of Reg) and was told the TEM had munched the thread! What is wrong with the board of late? By the way, I think the onlypeople who would really like Peter Pan would be those pre-teen girls just ready to have their first real "film-star" crush! Too sentimental, too romantic (especially as the actors are about 12!) and not going to be in my "must by on DVD" category! Just my thruppence ha'penny worth! And apparently I embarrassed my daughter while we were there. I mean, all I did was shout at a group of lads "Would you kids shut up NOW!" which shut them up and stopped everybody else in the cinema from talking - why would a nine year old be embarrassed by this? Rachel ~ the eternally puzzled. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:10pm *giggles at Rachel's cinema exploits* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:14pm Rachel, what a pity you missed the comments on the thread earlier this evening. I read through them about 8:00 and people were being so nice to us!! Almost had a fit when I came back here and found a new Boxing Day thread. DEATH TO THE TEM! *hunting for the Robin's carving knife* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:16pm on 12/26/03 at 22:14:32, Carolyn P wrote:
You'll find it embedded in Jem Russell at the bottom of the Tiernsee ;D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:16pm *sympathises with Rachel's daughter, but also understands why Rachel shouted!!* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:20pm Well, at least we know where it is when we want it! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:22pm Could be tricky to retrieve though! ;) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:26pm Not at all! *climbs down, pulls it out and hands it to Vikki* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Esmeralda on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:28pm *Hands KB a bath towel |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:29pm You needn't have bothered KB, I have plenty of spares . . . |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:29pm *thanks Esmeralda and goes off to have a shower* *pops back to tell Rachel that Vikki specifically asked for that one* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:36pm But KB, it was Carolyn who wanted the knife, not me!! :-/ |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:36pm *Preparing to fight Vikki for posession of said knife* I asked for it as well...and I think I have prior claim being the first to actually use it in a story. (I think) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:41pm Yes, Vikki, but you were the one who suggested it would be difficult, thus setting me the challenge. *considers throwing knife up in the air, and whoever doesn't get stabbed by it gets to keep it* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:42pm The knife is mine - end of argument. Anyone who objects features in my next drabble. So there! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:42pm *hands knife over to Carolyn, and points out that we posted at the same time!* ;) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:45pm on 12/26/03 at 22:41:16, KB wrote:
*is unsure whether to be more scared by this post or Rachel's!!* :-/ |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:46pm *is flattered to be as frightening as Rachel* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Esmeralda on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:48pm *Notices that knife has been left on the ground while people squabble over ownership, picks it up and runs off with it. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:48pm *Agrees that it might be safest to let Rachel have the knife and backs away slowly* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:52pm ** Rachel smiles, one eyelid flickers, she whips a pistol from her knickers (spot the quote? ;) ) and runs after Esmeralda screaming "AAAAaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!" in a menacing fashion ** |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:52pm Esmeralda, didn't anyone ever tell you not to run while carrying sharp objects?! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:54pm That quote is annoying me. I recognise it, but can't place it. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:54pm "she aims it at the creature's head, and bang - bang - bang! she shoots him dead... ... a few weeks later, in the wood, i came across miss riding hood. but what a change, no coat of red, no silly hood upon her head. she said "hello, and please do note / my lovely, furry, wolfskin coat" - can't believe i still remember that entire poem by heart! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:55pm Well done Catherine - and doesn't it explain a lot about the way my mind works ;D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:56pm I love that poem too, Rachel! *suddenly worried by what this may mean about my own state of mind!* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:56pm I love those twisted fairy tales! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 26th, 2003, 10:58pm *hits self on head Homer fashion* Of course. I love these too. D recognised it immediatly. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Esmeralda on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:01pm *Refuses to be intimated by poems. *Hangs grimly onto knife. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:01pm Does anyone have the book to hand? |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:02pm Of course! What would you like me to check for you? :D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:06pm I was hoping we might get the whole of that one put up, as I can't remember it all and I love it! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:06pm *giggles at the silliness!* 8oo |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:09pm "As soon as wolf began to feel That he would like a decent meal He went and knocked on grandma's door When grandma opened it, she saw The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin As wolfie said "May I come in?" Poor grandmama was terrified - "He's going to eat me up!" she cried. And she was absolutely right, He ate her up in one big bite. But grandmama was small and tough And wolfie wailed "That's not enough! I haven't yet begun to feel That I have had a decent meal." He added with a frightful leer, "I'm therefore going to wait right here Till little Miss Red Riding Hood Comes home from walking in the wood..." "He quickly put on grandma's clothes (Of course he hadn't eaten those), He dressed himself in coat and hat He put on shoes, and after that He even brushed and curled his hair Then sat himself in grandma's chair. In came the little girl in red. She stopped, she stared, and then she said, (I'm a bit hazy on this bit!) "But grandmama, what big eyes you have!" "All the better to see you with, my dear" The wolf replied. "But grandmama, what big ears you have!" "All the better to hear you with, my dear" The wolf replied. "But grandmama, what a lovely, furry, wolfskin coat...!" "That's wrong!" cried wolf, "Have you forgot To tell me what big teeth I've got? Ah well, no matter what you say, I'm going to eat you anyway!" The small girl smiles, one eyelid flickers She whips a pistol from her knickers She aims it at the creature's head, And bang! bang! bang! she shoots him dead. A few weeks later, in the wood, I came across Miss Riding Hood. But what a change, no coat of red, No silly hood upon her head. She said, "Hello, and please do note My lovely, furry, wolfskin coat." ;D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:18pm As soon as Wolf began to feel That he would like a decent meal, He went and knocked on Grandma's door. When Grandma opened it, she saw The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin, And Wolfie said, "May I come in?" Poor Grandmamma was terrified, "He's going to eat me up!" she cried. And she was absolutely right. He ate her up in one big bite. But Grandmamma was small and tough, And Wolfie wailed, "That's not enough! "I haven't yet begun to feel "That I have had a decent meal!" He ran around the kitchen yelping, "I've got to have a second helping!" Then added with a frightful leer, "I'm therefore going to wait right here "Till Little Miss Red Riding Hood "Comes home from walking in the wood." He quickly put on Grandma's clothes, (of course he hadn't eaten those.) He dressed himself in coat and hat. He put on shoes and after that He even brushed and curled his hair, Then sat himself in Grandma's chair. In came the little girl in red. She stopped. She stared. And then she said, "What great big ears you have, Grandma." "All the better to hear you with," the Wolf replied. "What great big eyes you have, Grandma," said Little Red Riding Hood. "All the better to see you with," the Wolf replied. He sat there watching her and smiled. He thought, I'm going to eat this little child. Compared with her old Grandmamma She's going to taste like caviare. Then Little Red Riding Hood said, "But Grandma, what a lovely great big furry coat you have on." "That's wrong!" cried Wolf. "Have you forgot "To tell me what BIG TEETH I've got? "Ah well, no matter what you say, "I'm going to eat you anyway." The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers. She whips a pistol from her knickers. She aims it at the creatures head. And bang bang bang, she shoots him dead. A few weeks later, in the wood, I came across Miss Riding Hood. But what a change! No cloak of red, No silly hood upon her head. She said, "Hello, and do please note "My lovely furry WOLFSKIN COAT." |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:19pm All that blasted typing and I got pipped to the post! Literally! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:19pm Oops! *sheepish grin* *couldn't resist trying from memory - well, I wasn't too far out ;D* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:21pm *huggles both Catherine and Rachel!* :-* :-* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:22pm Thank-you both of you. I must buy a copy of that, if it's still in print. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:24pm I have decided to leave my post cos I need the position ;) I am trying very hard to catch up on my old position with the most prolific drabblers, but some people post so often it's never going to happen! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Esmeralda on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:26pm *Thanks Rachel and Catherine. *Impressed by Catherines power of recall. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:28pm Well.... Rachel... I have decided to leave my post just to show off! 8oo |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Cumbrian_Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:28pm *giggling over poem* *concerned about never having coming across it before when everyone else had* And a big thankyou to Rachel and Carolyn for their advent drabbles! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:28pm Carolyn - it's available at Amazon, and they have a sale on ;) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/026-5996150-1222846 |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:29pm *huggles Rachel and suggests more crazy drabbles to increase posting levels!* ;) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:29pm The thought of not having somehting ready to post tomorrow is very strange. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:30pm on 12/26/03 at 23:28:25, Cumbrian_Rachel wrote:
You poor soul - imagine lacking such a vital part of your education! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:31pm OMG! 108 out of my 809 posts have come TODAY alone!! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:32pm So you going for your 1000th by New Years, Catherine? |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Catherine_B on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:33pm No no no no no - I should be working right now! Argh! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:34pm Yay!!! Catherine's joined the yibbling club!!! ;) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:35pm Work is highly over-rated and terribly habit forming. I advise immediate cessation of said activity. :D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:42pm Here, here! Rachel!! ;) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:47pm And on that note, I am off to bed since I have to prepare myself to see the evil ex tomorrow when/if he shows up to collect the kids. If he shows up it will being his total visits for this year to TWO and his total for twelve months to THREE. Isn't he just the epitome of a good father? Rachel ~ not on amicable terms with her ex |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:50pm *huggoles Rachel and suggests using the carving knife on the evil ex!!* :-* :-* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachel on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:52pm Don't tempt me! My kids need a mother at home, not in prison! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 26th, 2003, 11:57pm Aw honey! *huggles* Why not write him into a drabble? Get your feelings out that way! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Abi on Dec 27th, 2003, 12:06am phew *shakes head violently* Have finally reached the end of pages of yibbling (like Red Riding Hood btw ;D ) to say I liked this very much indeed and thanks to Carolyn and Rachel. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Susan on Dec 27th, 2003, 1:23am Can't believe the TEM is still so active. Sorry you missed all the comments about the drabbles. Perhaps that's one thing the TEM doesn't like - us being appreciative of people's hard work. Anyway to repeat what I can remember of what I said earlier - thanks both of you for your hard work all month. Sending champagne, flowers and chocolates by way of thanks. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 27th, 2003, 3:04am I don't think the TEM likes ANYTHING!!! >:( |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Susan on Dec 27th, 2003, 3:10am It seems to leave the older threads alone for some reason. Why can't it eat them? Would save us archiving or deleting them? |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 27th, 2003, 3:21am But then we might lose them before we can get to them. And we don't know that it doesn't eat them and we just don't notice... |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 27th, 2003, 8:42am Oooh! I hadn't thought of that!! *looks alarmed!* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Chloe on Dec 27th, 2003, 8:47am 8oo 8oo 8oo I only just round to reading this and it's wonderful you two thank you so much! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Jennie on Dec 27th, 2003, 9:03am I've only just managed to get onto the PC, so I've just caught up with this. Thank you, Rachel and Carolyn, this was wonderful. I'm hoping that this will post, as Andrew managed to blow up the other PC, and out e-mail is still not quite sorted. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Polly1 on Dec 27th, 2003, 9:23am Golly!!! :o (That was my post in reply to this thread that got eaten by the TEM!!! Thought I'd repost it just for the sake of it! ;D) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by xanthe on Dec 27th, 2003, 11:01am *glowers at the TEM* *giggles at the Roald Dahl diversion* Thank you both SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much Carolyn and Rachel ;D :-* ;D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Lesley on Dec 27th, 2003, 1:07pm Thanks to Carolyn and Rachel for your hard work on the advent drabbles -sorry can't remember what I said before thread was eaten but it would also have been very, very appreciative. Thank you to everyone for the yibbling - very funny. Rachel - sorry cannot dignify your ex with the title of father. Those titles that come to mind won't pass the censor! |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rachael on Dec 27th, 2003, 1:35pm Just caught up with the end of the Advent drabbles - absolutely fantastic, of course! 8oo Huge cheers to both Rachel and Carolyn .... Marvellous! ;D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 27th, 2003, 7:47pm on 12/27/03 at 09:03:10, Jennie wrote:
Jennie, how on earth did he manage that? :o :o |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Rosalie on Dec 27th, 2003, 8:23pm Loved the advent drabbles, especially the Body Count... But please, who chewed the fairy? Lots of thank yous to the authors, but no Baileys at the moment as I don't think I can face it after the amount I drank on Christmas Eve.... :) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 27th, 2003, 8:33pm I know the feeling. I'm still feeling rather gooey. Mind you two pieces of cappachino cake with cream probably won't have helped either. :D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 27th, 2003, 8:51pm Carolyn, love your comment about feeling 'gooey'!! 8oo 8oo |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 27th, 2003, 9:06pm on 12/27/03 at 20:51:07, Vikki wrote:
Why? It's a simple description of how my stomach feels at the moment. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 27th, 2003, 9:17pm It's just wonderfully descriptive!! Really made me giggle! ;) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 27th, 2003, 9:42pm Glad you liked it. D has just brought me a fruit tea, maybe that will settle it a little. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Dec 27th, 2003, 9:56pm *huggles Carolyn and hopes she feels ungooey soon!!* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 27th, 2003, 10:06pm More than likely my own fault for eating too much of the wrong things. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 28th, 2003, 12:16am *huggles Carolyn and offers to fetch Matey* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 28th, 2003, 12:22am No, I'm feeling great now, honest, look I can even do star jumps. No need to panic, everything is hunky-dory. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 28th, 2003, 12:26am That is a remarkably effective form of treatment for all sorts of ills... |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Dec 28th, 2003, 12:28am It is rather, it had a wonderful invigorating effect. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Dec 28th, 2003, 12:30am *very glad to hear it* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Kathy_S on Jan 1st, 2004, 5:38am Congratulates authors some more. Especially liked the Christmas edition! Amazed by body count restraint. Under 1000 :D. Likewise confused about the chewed fairy. Did the TEM eat critical information (or fairies)? Why did Nicola Then again, perhaps the explanation lies in the pages of drabble catch-ups still unexcavated.... edited to repair shocking lack of grammar |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 1st, 2004, 8:17am Kathy see the chewed plastic fairy thread, and then the New Year editions of the story! Why two faries in Nicola's bag? I don't think Rachel ever explained. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Kathy_S on Jan 1st, 2004, 9:29am Thank you, Carolyn. I will catch up. (But probably not tonight, since it is getting close to morning.) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Jan 4th, 2004, 6:28am *wouldn't mind more explanation of the chewed fairy at some point* |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Jan 4th, 2004, 8:43pm KB, chewed fairy is archived at http://members.lycos.co.uk/thecbb/chewyfairy.html |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Jan 5th, 2004, 2:01am I know that, but I'm greedy enough to want some more. |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Vikki on Jan 5th, 2004, 2:15am Tsk, tsk!! Such greed!! ;) |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by KB on Jan 5th, 2004, 2:22am I know. Shocking, isn't it? ;D |
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Title: Re: Boxing Day Advent Drabble - Take 2! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 5th, 2004, 8:45pm Rachel has said that her bunnies keep wisphering things about that one, but I think she is trying to get Con sorted. I did a bit of the chewed fairy, but only following on from Rachel's postings. I'm only going to do some more if Rachel does 'cos I'm rahter busy at the moment, (no, not in that way) and have a SCS on my mind when I get time to write it. |
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