“Healthy body,
healthy mind.”
Garfield*
#quote
Today I invited
CJ over for the weekend. Anyway onto the flash fiction!
Hugh And His
Power
A special power
passed through the generations of eight-year-old Hugh's family. The
ability to speak with animals. Over the years his family used this
power for good, profit, or many other things. Hugh hadn't quite
reached adulthood yet so the way that he would choose to use his
power in the interests of himself and the world wouldn't become
apparent for a long time. But for now he did come up for some use. He
thought the animals could answer a question that had bothered him for
months.
“Mr.
Armadillo, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a
Candy-Pop?”
Mr. Armadillo
looked at him. “How should I know? I don't like Candy-Pops?”
“Mr. Eagle,
how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Candy-Pop?”
“Why sorry
Hugh, I always bite mine before I lick it all the way down.”
“Mr. Grizzly
Bear, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a
Candy-Pop?”
Mr. Grizzly
Bear hadn't had a good meal in a while, and the question reminded him
of that. His teeth poked out like saws and his claws spread like
knives. He made his way straight over to Hugh.
“Foolish
boy...” he growled, “Ignorant boy...” he snarled, “Such a
question is not so easy! You bring such a brainteaser to me, lover of
mathematics, while I still hunger? The answer lies within the size of
the Candy-Pop, the size of the eater's tongue, their, body
conditions, the weather conditions, and so much more...I will have to
work out many equations while I forage for berries. But I will solve
your problem, as is the duty of any mathematician.”
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