Whenever Estrella Bonaventura walked past the ornamental bulls, she patted them on the rump. “Still here, boys?” she’d cackle. She’d made serious money on her “art.”
Chivo the former bull said, “I hate that witch, that bruja. I’m humiliated!”
Nix answered, “Humiliated? I’m the one painted with flowers!”
“Estrella’s curse placed us both in Hell.”
Nix said, “I think we can break her curse.”
“How?”
“After changing a creature into something else, the essence of that creature must remain. If there’s one-thousand qualities that make up a bull, one original quality must remain. All of a creature’s essence can be focused through that one quality.”
“So?”
“I can fart.”
“What good is that?”
“Quiet! Estrella is coming.”
Estrella patted Nix’s butt. “Still here…”
Nix farted.
Everything about a bull, the power — the fury, went into one fart. The sidewalk cracked. Cars melted.
Estrella was already dead when her body flew into a tree.
The bulls escaped, normal again.
The moral?
When you mess with the bull, pray for the horns. The other end is worse.
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Written for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. Look for the original prompt right here: https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/fffaw-week-of-3-29-2016/
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Thanks for the laughter.
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Awesome to hear that. It’s always a pleasure to get a laugh. Thanks much! 🙂
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LOL. I’m not sure how I expected your story to turn out, but it definitely wasn’t that! Thanks for the laughs 🙂
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Hehe. I do like keeping readers on their toes if I can. Glad you got a laugh. Thanks so much, Jade! 🙂
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You’re very good at keeping us on our toes and on the edge of our seats. Great job!
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Oh dear…
LOL Eric at his best 🙂
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Hehe. Thanks so much, Lyn! 🙂
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Hahahaha! What a cute story! I love that farting bull! He killed the witch. Love the story, Eric!
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In the end, she was the butt of the joke. 😉 She had it coming I’d say. Thanks so much! 🙂
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That is hilarious and simply brilliant!!!
@Samantha/samratkel from
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Hehe. Cool. Glad you had fun. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Ha! Ha! Ha! Such a great way to …”END”…the story! 😁
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