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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Friday Flash Fiction: Best Friends - A Parable



Prompt: Photo and use puppy

It began when he was just a puppy. He would do normal puppy things; chase his tail, scratch, or get a special treat from the man.

The man was so nice but kind of peculiar.

Caruso with phonograph, early 1900s. Bain photo owned by LOC; no known restrictions.He listened to a box that howled in the strangest way. It hurt puppy's ears so he howled as well.  The man laughed, tried to play chase, or would give treats.

The puppy liked to make the man happy. It was like getting his belly rubbed.
 
Pretty soon, he had the man spoiled.  Every time he would sit and listen to the howling box, he expected puppy to howl. Puppy would get some kind of treat.

Then the day came when Puppy’s teeth hurt.  He chewed, it helped the pain.

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"Drats," the legs of his phonograph had been chewed. 

In frustration, the man locked that dog out of the conservatory. It was always howling when he tried to listen to Caruso.

(Moral: Even the best of friends can sometimes have a disagreement)

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