Step-Sisters

from Fairy & Folk Tales by Joshua David Ling

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Barrelling down toward Keavy,  
Who was heading up the stairs,  
Were her step sisters Claudette and Collette.
 They were always in a pair.  
They were still in their sleeping clothes,
 But had been up for some time.
 And Keavy thought they needed a bath.  
But she wouldn't voice her mind.

  The oldest of the twin girls,
 Was always the first to speak.  
Claudette circled 'round Keavy  
While Collette didn't make a peep.
 A swaggering animosity,
 Permeated from Claudette,  
Who said in a gratingly over-sweet tone,-   

Claudette: "Keavy, have you not heard us yet?"  

Keavy tried to reply,  
But was countered by Collette.   

Collette: "I know! I know, sisters!  
We should make a bet!"

  Claudette: "If the one with cinders for brains
 Can guess what she hasn't done-"

  Collette: "She won't have to bathe us for a week!"  

Claudette: "She'll never guess this one!"  

Collette: "But if she doesn't guess it,
There should be a consequence too!"

  Keavy began to get very bored.  
But she couldn't leave these two.
 If she did they'd cook up something even worse,
 For her or even Erin.
 She lost track of the conversation,   

Claudette: "Keavy, guess your sin."  

Keavy: "Did I forget to feed the cat?

"  They giggled an obvious nope.   

Collette: "You've simply got to do better than that!"

  Claudette: "Two more chances, you dope."  

Keavy: "Did I forget to clean your rooms?"  

Collette: "Oh my word, she's insane!"  

Claudette: "You cleaned them this morning, scrubber knees!
 You're really bad at this game!"  

Then Keavy's eyes grew wide.  
She'd figured out what she'd neglected.
 She ran to the kitchen as fast as she could,  
Leaving her step sisters dejected.   

Claudette: "Oh well she figured it out."  

Collette: "it was worth the look on her face."

  Claudette: "Come along, sister, we have our own work to do.
 Time to put on our face."

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from Fairy & Folk Tales, released February 26, 2021

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Joshua David Ling Augusta, Georgia

I am Joshua David Ling, and I am a storyteller. I’ve been telling stories ever since I was a wee tot in diapers. Mom and Dad couldn’t stop me, no matter how hard they tried. Of course, it didn’t help that I had a steady diet of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and other anachronistic tales that instilled in me a sense of wonder, longing, and chivalry. ... more