The two young men laughed and made fun of the strange lady in her colourful mismatched clothes. They were the town’s bullies, who preyed on those that they perceived as weak.
They called her mean names, shoved her around and they tried to frighten her into parting with any possible money that she had.
No one knew who she was. She was a drifter to these parts, but she knew people like them. She knew such boys whose idea of fun was to make others miserable and she had dealt with them in times past.
What they failed to understand was that beneath what their eyes could see, the bag ladies oddities ran far deeper than their imagination.
As she wheeled slowly towards the edge of town, Blaze and Basil grew impatient and decided to rough her up.
In a flash, she turned on them, chanting loudly as her eyes flashed vibrant neon colours. She turned them into two colourful, mellow cows with ear tags that read peace and love.
Till today, the citizens of Not-To-Be-Cowed town marvel at the strange appearance of the beautiful cows with the name tags, but they don’t miss the ruffians.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
In response to the FFAW photo prompt above. Thank you, S.Writings for the picture and Priceless Joy for this enchanting story platform.
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Nice story 🙂
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Thank you Raili 🙂
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Well! After another story teller’s take on this I wanted to adopt the cows. Now I’ve gone right off the idea! Lovely story.
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Ha,ha 🙂 They’ve been turned into nice cows. Thank you
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Fun! love it!
Nancy Thornton
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Thank you Nancy 🙂
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I love this! Imagine if all bullies were turned into cows–would we have peace or a world full of colorful cows?
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It’s such a lovely idea to think. How I wish.
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me too though what would we do with all those cows?
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Nice piece.
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Thank you
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That’s a great story! Poetic justice!
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Truth be told I like poetic justice and wish it’s a possibility. Thank you Meg.
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Cattle Karma…love it ! ❤️
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Thank you Van. They needed straightening out 😉
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Hahahhahaaha. I am laughing with no remorse, let the other people in the town know if they tried the same, well they will know their fate. Happy cowing boys.
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You are not a sympathetic reader ha! They deserved what came to them 😉
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In some cases I am not.
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The best story I’ve read of this photo prompt so far. 👍
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Thank you sis 🙂
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Thanks my dear 🙂
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Love the end, those bullies deserve what they got. Neon colour flashing eyes made me laugh!
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🙂 The neon lights should have warned them, but I guess bullies are blind. Thanks Khaya
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Love this!
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Thank you Mo 🙂
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Ahhh, great story that was
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Hahahaha! I love it! She had magical powers and turned them into statues named Peace and Love! Glad that she got rid of the bullies. Great story, Jacqueline!
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Great take on the prompt!
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That’s one way to deal with bullies! Do you suppose that would make them sacred cows? Forgive me :>
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Great take on the cow prompt picture Jacqueline. I liked how the bullies thought she was this harmful old lady but really she had great power and used it to put the bullies in their place, now they serve as a reminder and a lesson. Not to mention, everyone in Not-To-Be-Cowed are glad the bullies are gone. Great message and well written 🙂
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*harmless
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