Betrayed and stolen

 

It wasn’t until his fifth venture up into Granddad’s attic that Jackson discovered a burlap covering a satchel, knowing instantaneously what it contained.  The randy old man had told him about a battered bag that held purloined jewelry from his younger days.

“Jest you be sure, lad, that yer Granny never sees what else is inside…”  So Jackson pawed through jeweled rings, necklaces and minute lockets, until he found a crumpled letter. 

 

 “You scoundrel! You ran away with everything I held dear…” and some other words he dare not read.  “Damn your unfaithful heart!   Sincerely, your aggrieved and betrayed, Mary Dent…”

Hmmm, Jackson pondered as he closed up the satchel.  Mary Dent? Aunt Mary Dent? Granny’s sister? Hmmmm...more to the old man than I knew.....

This was a Wednesday Word challenge from 2014. The underlined words provided are meant for bloggers to choose and then stir into an interesting combination. 

The Lamb and the Lion

We live near The Safari Park, located in San Pasqual valley, in San Diego County.  Animals from the Savannah in Africa live in a uniquely designed area that accommodates the needs of the animals.  

They all live in well hidden borders.

With the exception of lions and tigers, of course…they live in natural enclosures and unbreakable plexiglass.  Scare the daylights out of me.

Here is a collection of lion words:

Lion’s share

Lion’s mane

Lionized

Lion heart

Into the Lion’s mouth

Lion’s den

Lion and the lamb

Cowardly lion

Lion of Judah

Lion in winter

Sea lion

Mountain lion

Lion's Roar

 

The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe

Christ, the Lion of Judah

Lion

Wednesday Prompts: Old Adages

mmmmm...Godiva

A little of what you fancy does you good….

More... 

But a whole lot of what you fancy does you better…

Go ahead...have  

And a huge amount of what you fancy

May lead to vomiting and diarrhea.

Source 

Absence makes the heart grow fonder…

But an extended absence (on a motorcycle across

Country by choice) makes it possible to pawn off his stuff,

And rent out his apartment.

Gotta love these old adages.


Many thanks go to Elephant's Child for providing this week's prompts!  She chose two familiar adages and invited writers to create...anything in the writing world.  Take a stop at her page, check out the comments.  Leave your creation there, OR write something at your site, linking back to the address shown above.