You might be interested in some words I have to say.
That is, of course, if these words do not lead you astray.
There are strange tales to be told for sure,
One quiet, sunshine-filled day, a man, new to town, went to his local barbershop for a haircut. As he made his way down the street, he took notice of how empty the town had become.
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(Photo by: Ewan Munro)
As he walked into the barber shop, he noticed he was the only customer inside. When he saw the barber, he politely asked, "Sir, where has everyone gone today? I observed our town's empty streets today and I was wondering what event is taking place?"
"Well, good sir, you do have the best of timing. I was just about to head there myself. The entire town has gathered for a day of fun at the Hickerson farm just outside of town," proclaimed the barber.
"Yes! I would love to attend with you if I may!"
So, the barber and the man headed off down the road towards the Hickerson farm for a day of fun. When they arrived at Hickerson farm, the local deputy ran up to the barber waving his hands in a mad sort of fashion and yelling at the top of his lungs.
"Well, good sir, you do have the best of timing. I was just about to head there myself. The entire town has gathered for a day of fun at the Hickerson farm just outside of town," proclaimed the barber.
"Yes! I would love to attend with you if I may!"
So, the barber and the man headed off down the road towards the Hickerson farm for a day of fun. When they arrived at Hickerson farm, the local deputy ran up to the barber waving his hands in a mad sort of fashion and yelling at the top of his lungs.
Davy Jones yelled, "Mr. Robertson! Mr Robertson! Come quick! David Mayfield and Rudolph Vanderby just placed a bet where Vanderby lost and now he has to wear a wig made of pig hair!"
Mr. Robertson, the barber, calmly chuckled to himself and said to his guest, "See, it will be quite the day of fun here at Hickerson farm. Are you not glad that you joined me?"
The man also laughed, but was very surprised at the recent turn of events.
"Well, let's see about this pig wig now," said Mr. Robertson.
The Andy Griffith Show
(Picture of Barney and Gomer Pile on Wikipedia)
As the deputy, the barber, and the man came over the hill, they noticed Mayfield and Vanderby standing next to a squealing pig. The barber pulled out his shears and he was ready for action. The crowd gathered around and started to chant:
"Barber, barber, shave a pig;
How many hairs will make a wig?
Four-and-twenty, that's enough:
Give the barber a pinch of snuff!"
(traditional nursery rhyme)
When the barber finished shaving the pig, he gathered the hair in a bundle. He presented it to David Mayfield and Mayfield thereby presented it to Vanderby, on top of his head! The crowd went wild!
The man who came with the barber said to himself, "I do believe I am going to like living here."
The end! The end! What more truth can I bend?
A nursery rhyme to tell the tale,
A blog that will surely not fail!
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Author's Note. This is an original story created from the nursery rhyme "Barber, barber, shave a pig" which is quoted within the story. The original nursery rhyme can be found in The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang (1897). The story I wrote simply came about from many long minutes of brainstorming. I liked the nursery rhyme and I knew that I wanted to create a funny tale explaining how a barber shaved a pig and made a wig.
Oh wow, what a fabulous story, Hannah! I really like how you transitioned us into the setting step by step like that (as we left the real world behind us, ha ha), and the idea of people chanting that weird nursery rhyme is just perfect: funny, but also a little scary, as nursery rhymes sometimes are! And it's true: the blog will surely not fail with such a great story and image and whimsical weirdicity! And all because the words pig and wig rhyme so nicely... it's perfect!
ReplyDeleteJust out of curiosity, I Googled this, since it's a nursery rhyme I don't know anything about... and it turns out it was used in Barney: ha! But the BarneyWiki says he did indeed sing the song. :-)
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ReplyDeleteHey Hannah!
ReplyDeleteI really liked your story it very cute and funny. It was hilarious in that the barber made a wig out of pig hair. I bet he looked really silly. I also liked the first image that you included. It really set the setting for the story.
The story was really well written. I liked the way the story was formatted. It was very clear and concise.
My my my! I have no idea how, but I could have never have come up with that plot solely based on just that short nursery rhyme! This was very creative and make me smile. As a matter of fact, I read your comment on my post and saw that you did a story about pigs as well. This was very entertaining. Good job! :)
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