One day the two girls where sitting at home when a knock came to the door. Both rushed over but kelly tripped over her own two feet. It was a messenger. His name tagged read Mr. Lucky. "I have a package here for a ms Leisl." She ripped open the top and it was filled with multiple gifts from her boyfriend. Kelly still on the ground said "why is it that she gets all the good luck. Where's my luck?" Mr. Lucky smiled and replied. "your luck has been asleep for quick sometime now."
Pulling herself up she crossed her arms. "Asleep? Asleep! Why is he asleep?" Mr. Lucky gave the box to Leisl and said "he's due to wake soon." "where is he? I'm going to wake him up." Mr. Lucky laughed at her. kelly got up in his face almost missing his tie. "ok ok. he's asleep two towns over in the old McQueen hotel" She let go of him and headed to the hotel.
She past the flower shop and the flowerist stopped her. "where are you off to Ms. Kelly?" "I'm off to wake my luck." The flowerist smiled, "When you wake him can you ask him why my flowers die within a day." Kelly nodded and continued walking. A man walked out of a big building with casual clothes and a brief case. Kelly ran into him knocking his brief case open. "Sorry excuse me miss, Where are you in such a rush?" He said. "I'm off to wake my luck." She replied. after all the papers where picked up the man said, " Oh when you wake hime can you ask why people don't respect me?" She nodded and headed on her way. She was almost there when a homeless women stopped her. "I'm sorry miss but where are you in such a hurry?" "I'm off to wake my luck." kelly replied. "Oh when you find him can you ask him why I can get no money for food?" Kelly nodded and headed her way.
She finally made it to the hotel and found the room that her luck was in. He was asleep on the floor. She ran over to him and kicked him in the side. "Wake up." Her luck jolted awake. "What do you want I'm not scheduled to wake for another year." "I need you up now. I have some questions for you." She told her luck the question that where asked. "tell the flowerist the reason why her flowers are dead is there is gold clogging her water. tell her to pull them out and her flowers with live. Tell the business man is because he's the CEO and should dress like one. Tell the homeless women when ever she sees a fool to take there money." Kelly nodded and head back. She ran into the business man.
"My luck said that you are the CEO and you should dress like it." "You right! Do you want a job as my personal assistant?" "no thank you I have other business to attend to." she smiled and headed her way to the floweriest. "My luck told me the reason your flowers are dying is that your pipes are clogged with gold. pull out the gold and you flowers shall live longer." The flowerist smiled. " Oh my come help me get out the gold and we shall spilt it." Kelly shook her head. "No thank you I have other business to attend to." and headed to the homeless women. "I know why you have no food. my luck says when you see a fool take everything they hold valuable." The homeless women smile and said, "Hey miss look up." Kelly looked up. and the homeless women attacked her and took all her valuables. "And you my dear are a mighty fool."
Don't pass up an opportunity when it is given to you.
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Author Notes: I based off the story the man who when looking for his luck. I wanted to change it slightly. To where he didn't die in the end but still learned a lesson.
Bibliography: Pursian Tales Translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer Link to source
I can relate to Kelly when it comes to her clumsiness, I’m always tripping over things! But anyway, I liked this story. It was cool how Kelly went to find her luck, and that it ended up being an actual person. I also liked how she became some sort of messenger for those other people also questioning why their luck was missing.
ReplyDeleteThe only things I can think to improve would be a few spelling errors and the spacing of the paragraphs and dialog. It was a little hard to read, so maybe separate the writing into more distinct paragraphs? Otherwise good job!
Hi Melanie, I was not familiar with the man who went looking for his luck. However, your story still was able to provide me with enough background material that I could figure out the differences between your own story and the original. I obviously loved the ending where he did not end up dying but still learned a lesson because I personally love happy endings.
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