The Valiant Little Swatter - A Little Drabble Do Ya

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Art imitating life perhaps.  I have had a deluge of flies in my house, and apparently my neighbors as well.  I don't know why, perhaps they're trying to escape the hot air outside; in any event I've taken to using a small vacuum cleaner to simply suction them up because I cleaned the windows once already and this method of extermination doesn't leave a smear.  Anyway, it always reminds me of the Grimms Fairy Tale of the Valiant Little Tailor, which is how I arrived at this...
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Autumn was drawing near and with it a few wisps of cooler air.  Gliding along on that air was a swarm of flies that invaded the apartment of Illya Kuryakin.  He swatted and fumed, cursing in Russian at the foul flying menace until, at last, he thought he had killed the last of them.

He bragged softly to his cat, the one who claimed the blond man but wouldn't actually live with him full time.  On this morning, however, he admired the fine work of ridding them of the flies.  Humans were sometimes swifter than a cat's paw.

Sometimes.

I had to post the picture ... had to do it.

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Art imitating life. You had me at the very intriguing title. Well done! And Kudos to Presh for helping to 'git 'er dun...'

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I've always remembered that fairy tale for some reason, and it came back to me today as I was swatting away.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for both the drabble and the picture. Both are most enjoyable. Very nice of Illya not to use a vacuum, and hope Precious isn't too upset by yours.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

That vacuum works really well, and there's no messy icky stuff left over. OF course I have to empty the filter... more ick.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Could you send the blond around to me? A few days ago, I was sitting with a can of fly pray, poised like a sniper. For some reason, three inches in front of my face is the best place for a fly to be.

Anyway, I loved your drabble, an the picture is just too cute:-)

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I hate flies, it's not wonder the devil is called Beelzebub, the lord of the flies.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

How cute! My first cat was gray and used to sit like that.

Smart Russian?

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I cracked up when I saw the picture. I wouldn't want to be a fly with Kuryakin after me.