Wednesday's Words on a Friday

 

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.

The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words.

This month the words/prompts are supplied by Sandi and can be found here

This week's words/prompts are: 

1. reflection 2. mirror 3. deception 4. air 5. heir 

and/or: 

1. seeds 2. planting 3. harvest 4. forget 5. due 

and a very nice music clip, Wayfaring Stranger, which I couldn't fit into the story 😞

also included is 'pine green' which is Charlotte's colour of the month.

Here is my story:

The new winter meeting shed had been painted the same pine green as the forest behind it. Though large enough for almost the whole town, the interior was warm and cosy from the fireplaces burning in each corner. Khoral spoke to the crowd of children sitting on thick mats at his feet. "We have learned "As ye sow, so shall ye reap," he said. "Who among you can tell us what this means?"

"The seeds you were planting in the spring will be what you harvest in the autumn," said Timmy. "If you sow wheat you will harvest wheat, if you sow corn, you will harvest corn."  "And if you plant daffodils in the autumn, you will get daffodil flowers in the spring," said Anna. 

"This is true," said Khoral, "but do not forget this applies also to personal actions. If you show disrespect always to others, you will get disrespect in return. If you practise deception, do not be surprised when others then deceive you."

Maureen said, "If you show kindness you can expect kindness shown back to you?" "Exactly," said Khoral. "Always try to be the person who can look at his reflection in the mirror and be proud that you are a good person. Someone who is unkind, tells lies and steals, will not be happy with what he sees in his own eyes." 

"Anything else?" asked Khoral. "Do not put on airs, thinking you are better than everyone else," said Chrissy. "Be helpful to those who need and ask for it," said Tom. "Oh! Helping!" said Sandra, jumping up from her mat. "I am supposed to be helping today, Mum is due home with our new baby sister and I have to be there to help!" and she sped away pulling on her coat as she ran. 

This broke up the storytime as several others remembered things they had to be doing and Khoral waited until the last child left before turning off the gas log fires and locking the door as he himself went to help in the bakery.