SUSHI
Kura hadn’t
wanted to retire to the country, yet here they were.
Each
morning Shin sat on the wall, fishing in the pond, his temper worsening as his
efforts yielded nothing. Meanwhile Kura cleaned her spotless house, yearning
for the sticky handprints of her grandchildren.
One day
she bought a fish still gasping on the fishmonger’s slab and raced home to
throw it in the pond. Shin caught it the next day and ordered Kura to prepare
sushi, which she did with careful fingers.
A week
later she poured Shin’s ashes into the pond and returned to the city.
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Thanks to Rochelle for posting C E Ayr's lovely photo on her blog https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ from where you can follow a link to read how other members of Friday Fictioneers interpreted the prompt.
Dear Liz,
ReplyDeleteI wonder what that fish had eaten. Yikes!
Shalom,
Rochelle
Some fish are poisonous in parts - I think Kura knew that!
DeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteVery good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Patsy - nice to have you back.
DeleteWhat a shocker!
ReplyDeleteWhat a shocker!
ReplyDeleteOoh my goodness - I wasn't expecting that! Was it a puffer fish?
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Well, that's what I was thinking, but the other Liz says they can't live in fresh water. So it must have been some other variety. :)
DeleteMany questions to ponder. Is Kura being coy in her Koi tale? Did she really want for Shin's happiness, or were there other shady doings doing on? After all, she didn't want to be there, and he orders her around. Sounds like a case for Charlie Chan.
ReplyDeleteRandy
She returned to her grandchildren - I can relate to that!
DeleteLovely story - so simple, yet profound..
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Mary.
DeleteMeanwhile Kura cleaned her spotless house, yearning for the sticky handprints of her grandchildren. Lovely, line that says so very much. Great take.
ReplyDeleteThank you Alicia - things can be too clean, can't they?
DeleteShe really, REALLY missed her grandchildren!
ReplyDeleteShe did. I moved back to UK because I missed mine!
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ReplyDeleteThere’s more than one way to skin a fish.
Haha - in this case, very carefully!
DeleteHah, meticulous planning and careful execution (sorry) work nicely for her. Great story.
ReplyDeleteGood pun, GaH - and thanks.
DeleteIt seems she really, really wanted to move back to the city. Good writing, Liz. I read the comment you wrote to Perry about the word "trump" and sat here laughing out loud. :D --- Suzanne
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzanne - and I'm surprised nobody else has commented on the trump word!
DeleteKura's got a dark side. I like the quiet way she goes about what has to be done - very good.
ReplyDeleteShe came up with a simple solution - andone probably impossible to prove.
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