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The Rocking-Horse Winner (Creative Short Stories)
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A spendthrift couple with a son and two daughters has expensive tastes and lives beyond their means. Therefore, they live in perpetual financial anxiety.
”And so the house came to be haunted by the unspoken phrase: There must be more money! There must be more money! The children could hear it all the time though nobody said it aloud.�
Even the rocking horse and other toys heard it. Paul, the child, wants to know why the family has no money and is told that his father has no luck, which makes him wonder if luck means money. From his mother, he learns: ”If you’re lucky you have money. That’s why it’s better to be born lucky than rich.�
The equation of luck with money to silence the whispers makes Paul eager to seek the clue to luck. On the rocking horse in his nursery, he embarks on an extraordinary, perilous, and unpredictable journey that verges on the magical and supernatural.
This sobering story on greed and the stranglehold of money can be read here:
Big thanks to Cecily and Sara whose reviews led me to this fascinating but grim tale.
”And so the house came to be haunted by the unspoken phrase: There must be more money! There must be more money! The children could hear it all the time though nobody said it aloud.�
Even the rocking horse and other toys heard it. Paul, the child, wants to know why the family has no money and is told that his father has no luck, which makes him wonder if luck means money. From his mother, he learns: ”If you’re lucky you have money. That’s why it’s better to be born lucky than rich.�
The equation of luck with money to silence the whispers makes Paul eager to seek the clue to luck. On the rocking horse in his nursery, he embarks on an extraordinary, perilous, and unpredictable journey that verges on the magical and supernatural.
This sobering story on greed and the stranglehold of money can be read here:
Big thanks to Cecily and Sara whose reviews led me to this fascinating but grim tale.
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So glad you enjoyed it, Laysee.
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Very sobering, and also atypical Lawrence. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Laysee, your excellent review has me intrigued! I think I'll read this story given it's so short. Thanks for including the link.
Nika wrote: "Laysee, your excellent review has me intrigued! I think I'll read this story given it's so short. Thanks for including the link."That's great, Nika. I hope you will enjoy this short story.
Sara wrote: "So glad you enjoyed it, Laysee."I sure did, Sara, thanks to your review.
Cecily wrote: "Very sobering, and also atypical Lawrence. I'm glad you enjoyed it."What a dark story! The ending shocked me. Thank you, Cecily. Your review was excellent.
This is such a wonderful review, Laysee, and for a book I've never heard about, but will remedy that soon, I hope!
A terrific review, Laysee! Thank you for sharing the link.
I am intrigued. I'm adding the link to the list I'm compiling. One of these days I'm going to do a short story binge of all of these.
Words of wisdom, Laysee. Classical authors were so good at it. You remind me not to forget to read stories such as this.
Beautiful review, Laysee. Shall read this story soon. Thanks for sharing it :)
Cheri wrote: "This is such a wonderful review, Laysee, and for a book I've never heard about, but will remedy that soon, I hope!"Thank you, Cheri. This story is available as pdf copies online. It's very short. Competently written and very disturbing.
Kimber wrote: "A terrific review, Laysee! Thank you for sharing the link."A pleasure, Kimber, to pass on a good story. Enjoy! Thank you.
Ron wrote: "Words of wisdom, Laysee. Classical authors were so good at it. You remind me not to forget to read stories such as this."Ron, how true that there are lots of amazing classical authors out there we should read! I am thankful when GR friends light my way to some of them and their literary treasures.
Gaurav wrote: "Beautiful review, Laysee. Shall read this story soon. Thanks for sharing it :)"You're welcome, Gaurav. I think you will like this story. Thank you!
Terrific review, Laysee. You have piqued my interest!
Antoinette wrote:”Terrific review, Laysee. You have piqued my interest!�I’m glad, Antoinette. I hope you will read this story. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
Yes, I have this one on my list now after reading your review too Laysee, great review :))
Mark wrote: "Yes, I have this one on my list now after reading your review too Laysee, great review :))"That's great! Thank you, Mark.
Always grateful to be reminded of D.H. Lawrence, Laysee. I haven't read this one, and in spite of its cautionary tone, I find myself wantin to read it...
Dolors wrote: "Always grateful to be reminded of D.H. Lawrence, Laysee. I haven't read this one, and in spite of its cautionary tone, I find myself wantin to read it..."Oh good! Dolors, I hope you will like Lawrence's short story. It's masterfully written.
Kevin wrote: "A rocking review, Laysee!"Haha! Love the pun. Thank you, Kevin.
A thoughtful and finely crafted review of this bleak story, Laysee - this was the second time I read something by Lawrence and twice I was surprised what a dark and unsettling picture he evoked of human plight (the other story was Odour of Chrysanthemums).
You made this sound quite intriguing, Laysee, and it was a bonus that you added the link to the story. I very much enjoyed it, thank you!
Ilse wrote: "A thoughtful and finely crafted review of this bleak story, Laysee - this was the second time I read something by Lawrence and twice I was surprised what a dark and unsettling picture he evoked of human plight (the other story was Odour of Chrysanthemums)."Thank you, Ilse. How apt to describe this story as dark and unsettling! You had me intrigued about 'Odour of Chrysanthemums.' :-)
Maureen wrote: "Excellent review Laysee!"Thank you, Maureen. Lawrence was spot on about human avarice.
Violeta wrote: "You made this sound quite intriguing, Laysee, and it was a bonus that you added the link to the story. I very much enjoyed it, thank you!"You're very welcome, Violeta. The story is short but powerful. I'm sure you will think well of it.
Very succinct and enticing review, Laysee.
Daniel wrote: "Very succinct and enticing review, Laysee."I'm glad to have made this story sound enticing. :-)
Thank you, Daniel.
‘Rocking� review Laysee 💖
Margaret M - (too far behind to catch up wrote: "‘Rocking� review Laysee 💖"Thank you, Margaret, for your witty comment. :-)
Lisa wrote: "I am intrigued. I'm adding the link to the list I'm compiling. One of these days I'm going to do a short story binge of all of these."Short story binge currently running. I am impressed with Lawrence's writing. I am enjoying sampling the writing of several authors I have yet to read or haven't read in years.
I can newly appreciate your review now that I've read the story.
