copyright Valerie J. Barrett
There are three of us stuck in this cabin, locked up together until spring comes.
Raymond’s fat and lazy. Heaven help us, it’s his job to cook and keep the fire going. Liam is small, hard, and lazy. He cleans and does the laundry when I can convince him to go collect snow to melt for wash water.
My job is to keep the whole operation going and give the others a whack when they need it. They should thank Providence I lost my way in that blizzard and happened to stumble on their cabin. Otherwise, nothing would get done.
The Green-Walled Tower 
June 12th, 2019 at 5:44 pm
This made me smile, bet Liam and Raymond are not smiling however.
June 12th, 2019 at 8:46 pm
No, I don’t suppose. 🙂
June 13th, 2019 at 12:15 am
Liam and Raymond should certainly be grateful, otherwise, they’d probably starve or freeze or somethin’. Entertaining story!
June 13th, 2019 at 4:39 pm
Thanks, Brenda. 🙂
June 13th, 2019 at 1:54 am
The narrator certainly has secured the best end of the deal.
June 13th, 2019 at 4:38 pm
Hopefully they don’t turn on him before spring comes.
June 13th, 2019 at 2:22 am
Hmm, your narrator has walked in on a nice situation here! Don’t you just love when there’s work to be done and there’s someone who’s decided their only “job” is to tell everyone else what to do…
June 13th, 2019 at 4:37 pm
It’s great work if you can get it. 🙂
June 13th, 2019 at 5:51 am
Dear David,
This makes me wonder about the narrator. How did he manage to take over? I guess Liam and Raymond don’t have much ambition. Nicely written as I’d expect. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
June 13th, 2019 at 4:37 pm
When I saw this picture, I immediately thought of three people and divined their personalities from it. I wouldn’t say they have much ambition, just to get through the winter.
June 13th, 2019 at 5:58 am
Giving the others a whack is, of course, what leaders always believe their job is
June 13th, 2019 at 4:36 pm
You’re saying it’s not? 🙂
June 13th, 2019 at 6:49 am
This made me laugh, the narrator is a clever guy. The others don’t seem too bright.
June 13th, 2019 at 4:35 pm
Probably not, if they let themselves be pushed around like that. There always seems to be one though, that makes himself the unofficial leader.
June 13th, 2019 at 5:41 pm
Nice. I got a good giggle out of this one.
June 14th, 2019 at 7:36 pm
Thanks! 🙂
June 14th, 2019 at 3:29 am
Clearly a born manager! I like the gradual shift in perspective of this story – a slow twist, if you like.
June 14th, 2019 at 7:35 pm
Thanks! Yeah, I like that kind of slow pull back of the camera approach to see what the situation is.
June 14th, 2019 at 4:43 am
Loved this. Fat and Lazy is a great image. Love the photo too. Very simple and clean. Heard it called Amish art.
Brevity my friend is another art form. To create such an image with so few words. sigh
June 14th, 2019 at 7:34 pm
Thanks, my friend. I appreciate it.
June 14th, 2019 at 7:06 am
With those social dynamics, I suspect at least one of them is going to crack from cabin fever long before spring!
June 14th, 2019 at 7:34 pm
You might be right. I kind of got inspiration from Charlie Chaplin’s Gold Rush movie. Hopefully these three don’t run out of food. 🙂
June 15th, 2019 at 1:38 pm
Although running out of food would be excellent for the dramatic tension!
June 14th, 2019 at 8:33 am
Ah, ha, ha. It was his good luck but not theirs. I wonder how long this partnership will last before they throw him out to become a popsicle. Good writing, David. 😀 — Suzanne
June 14th, 2019 at 7:33 pm
Hopefully for him, spring isn’t too far away. 🙂
June 14th, 2019 at 12:37 pm
Every job/home needs that supervisor… they never seem to be seen doing anything but they sure do get others to hustle!
Fun one, David.
June 14th, 2019 at 7:32 pm
So who’s the supervisor in your house? Crack that whip and get them moving boxes around, right? 🙂
June 14th, 2019 at 10:38 pm
Chief Whip Cracker and Mover and Shaker at your service…
June 14th, 2019 at 3:09 pm
Wondering who will last until spring. LOL!
~Donna
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June 14th, 2019 at 7:31 pm
I know, right? Hopefully there won’t be a cabin fever mutiny. 🙂
June 15th, 2019 at 10:08 am
True, some people wallow in their own importance. They forget they are tools in the hands of their master.
June 15th, 2019 at 12:50 pm
Great idea for this prompt. Just a fun, lighthearted tale. Though I suspect Raymond and Liam were quite content on their own 🙂
June 15th, 2019 at 1:54 pm
Thanks, Linda. Probably so. 🙂
June 15th, 2019 at 4:49 pm
Call me a prophet, but I foresee the manager won’t make it until spring.
June 16th, 2019 at 4:33 pm
Maybe the other two will unionize and go on strike. 🙂
June 16th, 2019 at 12:25 am
The narrator is amazingly oblivious. I wonder if he’ll survive the winter.
June 16th, 2019 at 4:33 pm
We’ll see. Hopefully they don’t run low on food. 🙂
June 17th, 2019 at 2:06 am
If there are three of them at least one is bound to be a parasite.
June 17th, 2019 at 11:52 am
LOL…this one better watch her back!
June 17th, 2019 at 6:45 pm
Haha, yep. 🙂