Folksburywoods

“Tuck, I’m bored with this here, hollow,” said Curtis. “This isn’t the first time you told me that. Do you remember what happened last time?” Tucker asked. “He he, yea. We darn near drowned trying to sail to Africa in that boat we made from old wine barrels,” answered Curtis.…

Chester sat atop the organ grinder as he had thousands of times before. Marcel gave the pitch to draw the crowds and then turned the crank. “Why does the monkey look sad, and why isn’t it dancing,” complained a short lady beside the music box. “No problem, come on, little…

“Wake up!” yelled Trifle at her sleeping brother. The boy rolled out of bed and pulled on his poncho. “I’m up already, geez, what’s the big rush? It’s not like the flowers will walk away or anything,” remarked Tillard. “No, but the butterflies will,” responded his sister. “Walk away? Don’t…

“How long have we known each other,” asked the crow. “Five seasons. You found me half frozen. Others would have killed a weak kit. But you, Anthrax, dragged me to a tree’s hollow. You covered me with leaf litter,” answered the vixen. “Yes, I remember something to that effect; your…

“Don’t go, Tom. She’s not worth your troubles, lad. Only sadness and tragedy will come from this fool’s errand,” said his mother as the boy slowly rode away. The sky was clear, and the moon hovered low on the horizon as he leaned close to his horse to keep warm.…

“Come, Erasmus, fly and see if the demons are up to their usual trickery,” said the Cadger as he made his way along the paved highway. Rupert Turnsley was a repossessor of sorts. There are things Heaven and Hell don’t want mortals to know, and it’s Turnely’s job to see…

“Dingel, you’re always getting us into a jam. This here forest is darker than pitch, and I just stubbed my toe for the fifth time,” grumbled Crofty. “Well, you were the one who said we needed to get home fast as a whip because you need your beauty sleep,” Dingel…

“Let me tell you something, mister, I am a purebred. Why, my grandfather won best of the show at the state fair, so if you think you can tell me I need to do anything but be beautiful, you have got a lot of gall,” squawked Hazel. “Yes, my pet.…

Many a night has been spent pondering the truth behind Barnabas Hatchfeller’s tale. All who were alive when it happened are long dead, and no one is left to hold a candle to the tale’s facts. T’was the Winter of 88 when a dark figure appeared in the village of…

Mrs. Tuttlebum hated rodents. “One of these days, I shall deal with those creatures and their creepy crawly feet and tiny bitey teeth. They shall rue the day they ever bothered Petunia Tuttlebum,” Her cat Carlos didn’t care about the rodents. He gave them his leftover snacks because he figured…

“Hello, old friend, it has been a while since we sat and talked,” said the hobo to the moon. Sam had traveled the world as a cook’s helper on a tramp steamer, hitched a ride on a slow-moving freight train, and once stowed away in a mail bag on a…

Bad medicine a cautionary tale. “Will she be okay, doctor?” asked the woman. “I will prepare a tincture which you must give her twice daily. If all goes well, she should recover in a day or two,” replied the healer. “I can’t thank you enough for coming to our village…

“She’s shaken a jig tonight, Lads,” said Timothy Sullivan. “What a hoot! Look at those moves, Barney. You better step back, or you’ll be liable to get cuffed in the head,” cried Danny Sullivan with a broad smile. Barney knew Sally O’Quinn was the best dancer on sea or land,…