Agent 54 here again. We spied on a big business meeting between
two wee little people.
Could this be
a criminal conspiracy? Let’s check it
out.
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Lucky |
Scene: Inside the business office of Lucky the
Leprechaun in the Lucky Charms factory we see Lucky working at his tidy
desk. Pictures adorn the walls of
various Leprechauns throughout history and of several rainbows leading to pots
of gold. The buzzer sounds and a
secretary’s voice is heard.
Secretary: Mr. Ernest J. Keebler here to see you sir.
Lucky: (in
an Irish brogue) Aye! Send him in right
away!
An elf in a
green coat, yellow tie, yellow shorts and with a brief case opens the door and
enters the office.
Ernie: (with a slow, downhome accent) Hello, I’m
Ernie Keebler, Mr. Leprechaun.
Lucky: Oh please, call me Lucky. What can I do for you on this glorious day?
Ernie: First, please let me say that you have a fine
facility here, Lucky.
Lucky: Oh, and a busy place it is. Everyone loves me Lucky Charms. We’re running 3 full shifts at about 92% of full capacity. Aye, we’re doin quite well for ourselves. You know, to tell the truth, I’m quite fond
of yer Pecan Sandies me self.
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Ernie |
Lucky: Ya don’t say.
Ernie: Yes, you know we live and work in the tree
and as demand for our cookies has risen, more and more of it is being used for
baking. The living area has been
squeezed to almost nothing. This is
wearing on our employees. Why, I had to
break up an elf fight last week.
Lucky: Glory be, you’re not pullin me leg now are
ya?
Ernie: No sir, it really happened. So, we’ve decided that we need a new Hollow
Tree. Now, you know Hollow Trees don’t
grow over night so, we had plans drawn up for a great big, state of the art
Faux Hallow Tree with triple the baking capacity of our old tree. I have the plans in my brief case. Would you like to see them?
Lucky: No, no that won’t be necessary. That’s not really me field of expertise. Tell me more about yer vision for the new
Keebler Cookie company.
Ernie: Well, we plan to build the new Faux Hallow Tree
on our own property close to the old tree and then slowly ramp up production
until we meet our goals and then we want to renovate the Old Hallow Tree and
make it strictly living quarters for the elves.
You know even elves need a nice place to relax and unwind.
Lucky: Aye, sure they do.
Ernie: We were hoping that if we could secure the
extra financing that we could put a swimming pool in between the trees with
rope swings for the boys.
Lucky: Oh, that’s a lovely vision ya got there but,
why come to me?
Ernie: Well, you know time was that in this country
anyone with a decent plan could just go to the bank and get the financing they
needed. Things have tightened up
considerably. When I went to the bank
for a loan, they laughed at me.
Lucky: No, that wasn’t very kind of them now, was
it?
Ernie: They said they haven’t given a loan to a
fictional character in years. I was
downright insulted.
Lucky: Actually, I did hear it was tough for me
fellow fictional characters out there, except for Ron Burgundy. I hear he’s leading the polls in the 2016
American Presidential race. How about
that!
Ernie: Oh yeah, Ron is great. All the guys at the Old Hallow Tree are very
excited to be voting for one of our own.
So, that’s why I came to you. I
heard you can help out people like us when the banks can’t or won’t.
Ernie: Well, I hear things. You know us elves have great ears.
Lucky: Aye, that you do, that you do. Well, Ernie I love yer vision and yer
enthusiasm and the whole Keebler Cookie brand.
Truth be told, I think we can make a deal. Now, of course you can’t say a word of this
to anyone you know.
Ernie: Oh, my lips are sealed, except to eat another
cookie. Ha ha
Lucky gets
up from his chair.
Lucky: Ha ha.
Okay now, let’s go to see me little Black Irish associate, Vinny in the
back. He’s the “loan officer” and he’ll
go over and finalize the terms of our little agreement with ya.
Ernie stands
up and the wee little guys shake hands.
Ernie: Oh boy, thank you so much Lucky. I can’t wait to go back and tell the boys at
the Old Hallow Tree the good news.
Lucky: (changing to a slightly threatening tone and
gripping Ernie’s hand a little tighter) Remember now, you didn’t talk to
me. This deal didn’t happen. If anyone asks where you got the money you
want to tell them you got “lucky” at the Craps tables in Las Vegas, capeesh?
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Vinny |
Ernie: (nervously)
Yes, yes of course.
Lucky: (back to a friendly tone) You know, I might send one of me boys in a
small truck over to yer Hallow tree. Ya
think you could fill it up with some Pecan Sandies for me and the other
Leprechauns?
Ernie: (nervously)
Sure, (swallowing hard) anything you want.
Lucky puts
his arm around Ernie and leads him out the back door of his office.
Lucky: Aye, us fictional characters really do have
to stick together in these uncertain times.
Let’s go see Vinny.
Well, I can clearly see violations of the RICO
statute and other crimes going on here but, I just love all those Keebler Fudge
cookies and Lucky Charms cereal too. I
don’t want to put these wee little guys out of business. I think Agent 54 is going to have to “accidentally”
shred this file. Shhhhh! Don’t tell nobody.
I agree, shred the file and be quick about it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful read. Now I want those cookies.
Have a fabulous day and weekend. ☺
Yeah, I don't need any Leprechaun trouble.
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I like it. Any plans for continuation? You've got me wondering what happens if he crosses Vinnie.
ReplyDeleteThat's something to think about with some coffee.
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very creative there Mr Agent!
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Thank you. I borrow some characters and create others for my silly stories.
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Love the story!
ReplyDeleteNow I want pecan sandies!
Thanks
Michelle
Pecan Sandies are great, aren't they.
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I haven't got the foggiest who these Lucky characters are, but I think I like them. And the Ron Burgundy bit is hilarious! Thanks for linking with #FabFridayPost
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DeleteI really love Lucky Charms.A deal with Keebler sounds like all sorts of fun with monopolies, anti trust laws, etc. Very inventive, Agent 54. BTW, if you run in to Sam Axe or Mike Westen, tell them I said hi!
ReplyDeleteWill do. Thanks again.
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Thank you Timothy for sharing this post at Wednesday AIM Link Party at Grammy’s Grid. I shared it on social media. Hope you get lots of traffic!
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What a fun story to read, loved every minute of it. Thanks for linking up with Blogging Grandmothers.
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Pecan sandies are the best! Thanks for dropping by Creatively Crafty and sharing with us!
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DeleteThanks for Bringing Your Post on organised Creme sweet… to the Blogger's Pit Stop :)
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I totally read this in the correct "voices" - how fun! Thanks for sharing it with us at #FridayFrivolity this week!
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DeleteGreat post. Being British I'm not sure what these cereals are but they sound tasty! :)
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