The local assembly has passed the controversial bill on using the ancient castle for commercial purposes. The castle has served as a Municipal corporation for a time and will soon be renovated into a shopping mall . The renovation might necessitate the demolition of a wing and with that another ancient treasure will fall victim to the march of modernization.
The basement houses portraits ,manuscripts , correspondences , jewelleries – remnants of the lords and ladies who dwelled in the castle . The saloon entrance hall stages plays on important historical events , on Saturdays.
It is Fred and Joe’s second visit to the castle , incidentally also the last day of the Saturday play . The castle will be closed for renovation works, beginning Monday . Fred and Joe bypass the entrance hall and go down to the basement. Behind Henry the Eighth’s life-like portrait lies the key to the jewellery cabinet and their comfortable future. X-ray proof bags would ensure a smooth exit. Tick tock , the precious minutes run.”God save the queen ” announcing the end of the play synchronises with their about-turn.
Written for flash fiction for aspiring writers, based on this week’s photo prompt . Thanks to priceless joy for hosting the challenge.
This week’s photo prompt is provided by The Magicsticgoldenrose. Thank you for our photo prompt!
They seem to have a good plan to pull off the robbery. I wonder if they will be able to escape without being seen? Great story! Welcome to the FFfAW challenge! We are happy you have joined us!
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Perhaps , that’s one reason for the about -turn too. 😀 Thank you , Priceless joy . 😊
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What a naughty pair. I enjoyed your take on the prompt,
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Thank you, Michael.😊
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Good take on the prompt…
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Thank you , Balaka.😊
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Great story, Moon.
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Thank you, Kitty.😊
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Nice little heist story. Enjoyed it.
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Thank you for the kind comment , Russell.🙂
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This is a really interesting take on the prompt. I liked this a lot.
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Annie at ~McGuffy’s Reader~
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Thanks so much for your kind words. Annie.🙂
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robbery is the motive. will they be caught? an interesting take on the prompt.
http://ideasolsi65.blogspot.in/2017/06/the-mansion.html
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Thanks so much for reading the story, Kalpana . Yes, they had robbery in mind but they are new to the” trade” and hence totally inexperienced . Therefore, they could not summon the courage to take their PLAN to its logical conclusion . Robbing jewelries from a museum would have probably required a level of finesse and expertise that these two don’t seem to have mastered yet . Hence, they give up the plan and make an about turn. 🙂 Lol
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😀 thank you , priceless pleasure .
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