Fathers and Sons

Posted by WDonway 12 years, 1 month ago to Philosophy
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Indie Book Bargains runs a daily 100-word story that it posts along with the books it is featuring. I figured, well, just 100 words, so I gave it a shot. Today, my story arrived as part of the email blast from Indie Book Bargains. Here is it:

Fathers and Sons by Walter Donway

On the dry hillsides of Sicily lived a father and son. Daily toil had toughened them. Reaching 18, the son rebelled against his father's bullying, fought him, knocked him down, and started dragging him across the hills.

His father struggled all the way, but, at one point, started weeping, and cried desperately, "No! No more! You can't drag me farther than this!" The son looked down contemptuously, and asked, "Oh, why? Why not?"

"Because," the father replied, with a sob, "this is as far as I dragged my father."


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  • Posted by khalling 12 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    huh. I guess that means you're easy to take advantage of. Today, I used the word "swain" while writing. My husband looked it up, called me pretentious. I replied, " there's that Dire Straits song. Everyone knows it!" He replied, "Sultans of Swing? It's Sultans of Swing, dear, not Swain."
    "Don't call me dear."
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-J1wf2K...
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  • Posted by khalling 12 years, 1 month ago
    well done. It reminds me of a German folk tale, "Half a Blanket." It also reminds me of Cat Steven's "Father and Son" and of course Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle."
    The dark cautionary tale....
    thanks for sharing
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