She looked on in disbelief.
“How dare they!” she snarled. “How dare they use MY word in such a way. It is my word, my word alone, yet they all use it however they want, whenever they want, without thought. I own it. I created it.”
She hissed. She’d spurt venom, if she could. She was seething.
Her word, she’d decided to claim, was ‘the’.
Convinced so she was the word was her creation, wherever it occurred, she became fuelled by rage. She’d strike through it. Cast a spell upon its user. Claim divine intervention.
As time went by, her true name became forgotten. She became known as simply ‘The Crone’.
And just how that name riled her spoke volumes. It did ‘become’ her word… only not in the way she wanted it to, or thought it always had.
And others used the word in their own way regardless.
Image from Pixabay, adapted.
Words inspired and shaped by the Powers That Be. This is a piece of fiction. Utter nonsense based upon nobody living or dead. Or undead. Completely devoid of fact. And 150 words long (or thereabouts!)
Tom
Tom… That was very good… And it brought a huge smile… LOL.. thank you for sharing this lol.. Hugs..
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Thanks, Sue.
What can I say? It was… inspired! 😉
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Haha…. LOL…. 🙂
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Well done, Tom! I love the appearance of your blog.
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Thanks, Eugenia.
You’ve just reminded me I need to change my header again now! 😀
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So that’s how she came to be !
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Well, in this version, Raili.
She lives many lives…! 🙂
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Hmm, sounds like the latest trademark wars, where real-life people are actually trying to claim common words for their own profit. I like your fictional version much better.
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Thank, Diane.
Yes, there does seem to come a point, doesn’t there?
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Well done Tom – I just visited Sue’s blog and read the puzzle saga.
Looks like an American trying to get money – again!!!
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God Bless!
Prenin.
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She’d obviously not read Sue’s posts before, Prenin, and just jumped in backwards making herself look very silly indeed.
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