Once upon a time, there was a king who was kind and loved by the people of his kingdom. As a result, he also had many enemies. They hatched a plan to poison his food.
The wise king came to know about such plans and solicited the help of an ancient sage; who cast a timeless spell.
“All food would bear the mark of all the people who handled it. Hearts would appear when cooked with love; darkness otherwise.”
The king thereafter only consumed food cooked with love. He continued his service to his people until the ripe old age of 150.
PHOTO PROMPT © Kelvin M. Knight
Word Count: 101
Flash fiction in response to Friday Fictioneers hosted by the lovely Rochelle Wisoff.
Thought trail 
After reading your story, I lived happily ever after. 😉 😆
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Hahaha! That’s a funny comment! 🙂
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Love where you went with the prompt. Well done.
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Thank you!
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Lovely story ,FP. A great take on the prompt.
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Thank you so much, Moon! 🙂
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A lovely allegory.
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Thank you, YS!
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Such a sweet tale 🙂
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Thank you so much, Dahlia!
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What a clever idea! 🙂
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Hahaha! Yeah!
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But what if the person cooking it was intending to kill him out of love for someone else? I guess as long as he isn’t a tyrant he’s safe.
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We would have ask the sage about that! 🙂
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A good heart shows in the food they cook… guess so. 🙂 Wondering if a heart would have appeared on a plate of risotto too.
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Hahaha! Will check with the royal cook!
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Oh, I loved that one! Good story! Can’t wait to see it in book form for the kiddos.
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Great and creative twist on the story. Kudos. Loved it.
Randy
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Thank you, Randy!
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Okay, that’s a lovely tale. A little old-fashioned fairy tale kind of story 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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What a delightful thought, that food should reflect the maker’s virtue! Nice tale, Fluid Phrase!
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Thank you so much, Penny!
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Nice take on the prompt.
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Thank you!
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Dear FP,
I love a good ‘once upon a time’ story with a ‘happily ever after ending.’ Well done. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you so much, Rochelle!
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Great story for children and adults:)
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Thank you, Luccia! 🙂
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Lovely fable!
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Thank you so much!
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