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Genre: Vintage Sitcom
Photo Copyright Douglas MacIlroy
“Ed, what are you doing?”
“Hey, Wilbur, watering this magic apple tree I just planted.”
“Magic apple tree?”
“Yeah, in a week we’ll have big ripe apples.”
“Where did you get this magic apple tree?”
“From some wandering guy named Johnny Appletree. He didn’t want to trade for the seed, but I talked him into it.”
“You traded for . . .”
“The cow. I never liked her anyway.”
“Mr. Ed, you’ve been scammed.”
“You mean like when you told me that being gelded wouldn’t hurt?”
“Not exactly. You’ve been cheated.”
“Wilbur, you don’t understand horse sense. Look, it’s sprouting!”
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This was really funny, especially the line about gelding. Ouch! Well done Ron.
“Look! It’s sprouting!”
A grab & go scene! Love it!
Not sure how the horse is going to climb the magic apple-stalk. Great fun.
Cleaver story. 😆 So many references to give it it’s unique flare.
I’m laughing with Sandra. Good old Mr. Ed. Very enjoyable, Ron.
janet
This was a great story! Loved that he traded the cow. And the gelding bit….
Very good Ron, as usual. It made me smile. 🙂
this was very good. Thanks for the laugh
OMG I can actually hear Mr. Ed’s voice as I read this. You nailed it!
I took the Mr. Ed angle, too. But I’ll tell you something – I like yours better. Good work.
I always heard it as Johnny Appleseed, but the reference was certainly not lost and the story was funny!!!
Scott
Mine: http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/friday-fictioneers-march-22-2013-genre-humorous/
“gelding wouldn’t hurt”? Ouch! Now there’s a line they couldn’t use back then. 😉 Cute story, Ron.
shalom,
Rochelle
What fun to mix Mr. Ed, Johnny Appleseed, and a touch of Jack and the Beanstalk (at least that’s what I thought about with the magic apple tree). I’m imagining the tree growing all the way up to the clouds, heavy with lots of delicious apples.
Bravo. Bravo. or maybe, Hay. Hay.
You did a great job with the sitcom, the comedy, and the lines.
Great tale. or Tail. Randy
Hilarious – good old Mr Ed. You made me laugh 🙂
Them magic apples will produce a not so magical belly ache much worse that the green apples can.
Wilbur won’t complain when Mr. Ed’s tree bears fruit–magical apples are said to be a good investment this year.
Ha. Well done. Loved the magical apple, Johnny Appleseed, trading the cow, etc. Maybe you should write children’s picture books like me! And we both mentioned Mr. Ed.
I like his optimism. Refreshing, like a cool drink of water.
Hmm, a striking example of “horse sense?” Loved it. Poor cow.
Fantastic, Ron. Very funny.
Pretty damn funny!
I love that you put Mr Ed in there. Pretty smart to get rid of that cow, too.
Funny stuff, Ron! I’d label this under the category of “Scenes From Mister Ed We Wished We Could Have Seen.” Thanks for this!
A horse is a horse and i’m glad you brought Ed and Wilbur back for us. Too bad you didn’t bring back Wilbur’s wife who, truth to tell, always turned me on even though I was a little kid. Good job, Ron!
Wonderful laughing, and the gelding part was really good… Though I crossed my legs.
Hi Ron – Thanks for the chuckle. Looking forward to some of those apples. Hope they are as sweet as the writer.
I can see imagine a man trying to talk his horse into the merits of being gelded. 🙂
A cornucopia of fairylore. After the gelding bit, I wasn’t sure whether the sprouting referred to the tree or … (the horse’s ellipsis).
🙂