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The fool woke as the gray dawn filtered through the east window. Rousing himself from his sleeping pallet, he found the chamber pot and relieved his bladder. He found his purple tights and pulled them up his spindly legs. His orange tunic was pulled on over his head, then he located his green slippers. Then he found his crown of orange, purple and green and slipped it onto his head.
Cursing the Norse god that decreed that he be no taller than a hunting mastiff, the fool left his small room. He pasted the false smile of an imbecile on his sharp face and scampered down the stone corridor of King Gregor's castle.
"In a hurry for your porridge, are we, dear fool?" the rotund cook inquired, slapping a large spoonful of the bland and mealy porridge onto a platter for him.
He ate with his hands; he was not entrusted with knives or spoons. He was wont to steal shiny things, much as a magpie might.
When his meal was consumed, the fool gave the cook's ample haunches a ferocious swat. With a squeal and a laugh, she chased him from her domain. At the door of the kitchen, the fool declared his undying love for her. His declarations were waved off with a laugh.
King Gregor smiled as the fool entered his great hall, already juggling three balls made from the hides of animals. Queen Isla gave a disdainful sniff, unamused by the fool's juggling abilities.
"Sing for us, fool," Queen Isla ordered.
The fool did possess a thin, reedy voice and did badly sing the song of the Tutite people. The song mentioned the many brave battles and the courageous warriors of the Tutite kingdom. Soon, the queen tired of the fool's braying and squeaking.
"Perhaps a joke, M'lord?" the fool did ask.
"Ah, yes, yes, a joke," King Gregor agreed, smiling benignly.
"As I did happen into my queen's bedchamber, I did note the queen's chambermaid using the bellows of the fireplace to blow the cobwebs and dust from M'lady's most private cleft," the fool stated.
"Oh ho! Because it has not been used in these many months!" King Gregor guffawed. "Well told, dear fool, well told indeed."
"Perhaps it would be used were you not so enamored with the young Squire Rolf?" Queen Isla wished to call out, incensed at the fool's joke and her husband's reaction.
Of course, she did not give voice to this thought; some things were not to be spoken of. Even if it hardly be a secret, even as many of the castles servants snickered behind the backs of the king and queen of their small nation.
"And I did say, 'my! What a cavern you do possess, M'lady.' My! What a cavern you do possess, M'lady. My! What a cavern you do possess, M'lady. And my queen did say unto me, 'there simply is no reason to repeat yourself,'" the fool said, grinning oafishly at the queen's reddening face.
"And?" King Gregor inquired, ignoring his wife's outrage.
"To which, I did say unto my queen, 'M'lady! I did not repeat myself; perhaps there might be an echo,'" the fool said and King Gregor guffawed mightily, slapping his leg.
"I shall be tending to my flowers," the queen stated, rising with a most hateful glare at the fool.
Just as the queen departed, the young Squire Rolf entered and did beg a moment of the King's time. King Gregor dismissed the fool, already untying his belt. The fool did not tarry; none were to interrupt the King's attentions to the young, handsome squire.
"So, my cleft is filled with dust and cobwebs?" Queen Isla asked the four walls of her garden.
The stone walls did protect the garden from the brutal winds of North Sea. Open to the air above, the gardens did receive rainfall, and several hours of sunlight. The rocky soil allowed Queen Isla to cultivate herbs but not many flowers bloomed within her garden. There were no vegetables for the cook to harvest for their meals.
Now, plucking some herbs, Queen Isla wrapped these leaves and seeds and petals into a cloth. Pulling her furs about herself, the queen marched to her chambers, calling out for the cook to bring her a mug of boiling water forthwith.
Queen Isla already had the tome of the ancient Nordic spells and incantations open when the cook entered the queen's chambers.
Muttering the ancient language, Queen Isla dropped a seed of this plant, a petal of that plant, two seeds from another plant into the mug of water. Soon, the room filled with a bitter aroma.
"Your sharp tongue shall be stilled, my hateful little fool," the queen snarled, dropping the last leaf into the cup.
After the smoke cleared, the queen poured the powder from the mug into the palm of her hand. Then marching from her chambers, she searched the castle's corridors for the fool.
She found him in a small alcove, practicing an amusing little dance as he sang a most ridiculous song about marrying a very lovely pig. The fool gave the queen his most charming smile as she approached him.
"Laugh, my little fool, laugh for me," the queen ordered, hurling the powder into his face.
The fool screamed, then suddenly felt his limbs become stiff. His smile faltered on his face as his large eyes looked at the queen's bitter face.
"That is right, fool," the queen said, voice filled with contempt. "You are nothing more than a figurine. A small, insignificant figurine. And, just as the gods did form you from the clay of Tutite's soil, you shall return to that clay."
The fool tried to scream, tried to scamper away. He could not move, could not speak. And as he watched, the queen became larger and larger.
No, the truth was, he became smaller and smaller. Soon, he was as small as the queen's hand.
"Goodbye my little fool," the queen hissed, tossing the fool from the window to the churning waters of the North Sea below.
"Today, the first day of the month of April shall be known as the Fool's day," the queen laughed a bitter laugh. "Now, to tend to one young Rolf, mi'lord."
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Looking around the cluttered shelves of the small shop, Charlie smiled. There was a small clay figurine of a court jester. The three pronged hat was orange and purple and green. The jester's tunic was orange, his tights were purple, and his pointed shoes were green. The figurine's mouth was open in a silent laugh, making Charlie smile once more.
"Come on, little guy; let's see how much you cost," Charlie said, picking the clay statuette up.
"Two bucks," the proprietor shrugged.
In truth, the man was mystified; he'd not seen the little statue before. He was fairly certain he knew each and every item in this store, but that little figure had not been there this morning when he'd dusted the shelves. It had not been there last night when he gave his store a naked eye appraisal before locking up for the day. And, surely, as brightly colored as the figurine was, he would have noticed it.
"Sure, sure; what about this book? Kind of looks like runes?" Charlie asked.