FF – Tales from the Tray
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Jennifer Pendergast.
Bit cooler out here.
Woof.
Miaow.
Look at you with your baubles. How crass.
You’re one to talk with that huge green scarf.
Woof.
Why am I upside down?
Miaow.
Do I look a bit burned around the edges?
You look fine, dear.
LOOK YE ALL! A HAND COMETH!
Aaaahhhh, a haaaand
JEFF IS CHOSEN!
Aaaahhhh, he is the Chosen One
(munch munch yum munch)
JEFF HAS GONE ABOVE. HE HAS ASCENDED. HE IS WITH THE GODS.
With the Godssssss
(munch munch buuurp aaaahhh, great cookies, dear!)
I hope I’m next to be blessed.
Me too.
Woof.
Miaow.
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draliman on life 
Now that’s the kind of worshippers a self-respecting god needs
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More than happy to “ascend”.
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The gingerbread people are highlighting a significant problem with not just religious belief, but all forms of cultist behaviour in the modern world (Trumpism, for example). Or… I may have taken it too seriously! 😉
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It’s… it’s… just some gingerbread people banter… 😉
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😀 Gingerbread people need to revolt!
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Yeah, power to the gingerbreads 🙂
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It’s the resurrection part that I hate!
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They’re not nearly as appetising at that point!
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Nice religious satire. I like it.
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Thanks 🙂
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Aw, I love the gentle bickering, I’m scared by the faith, but what else is there? We can only see what we can see, after all.
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They’re happy in their own little short-lived world 🙂
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Shelf Critter Theatre with cookies! And as a retail maven, I can appreciate this very early Christmas reference…
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It’s April now, a bit late to be getting Christmas 2021 goods onto the shelves…
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That’s quite an elaborate belief system to have conjured before they even made it off the pan. I’d be in trouble with my Star Wars cookie cutters.
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It’s like they’re born (cooked?) with their beliefs in place. Given their expected lifespan, probably just as well.
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Seamless flow to your tale of crumby horror.
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Hah, “crumby horror” 🙂 It’s a brand new genre!
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🙂 Must drink milk while watching.
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Alas poor gingi I knew him well…burp..
If it’s blessings they want then it’s blessings they get.
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At least they’re willing sacrifices!
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Makes me think of those popcorn commercials or ones with talking raisins… a tad morbid and hilarious at the same time!
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At least I stopped short of graphically having a head bitten off 🙂
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And we thank you! 🙂
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Who would ever have thought cookies could be politicized 🙂
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Anything can be politicised 🙂
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I never realised how pleased gingerbread was to be eaten! Allelujah!
My story!
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Yeah, they love it. Tuck in!
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Reminds me of ‘you saved our lives, we are eternally grateful’ from Toy Story. 🙂
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Yeah, I love those little guys 🙂
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I’m always willing to create many more chosen ones, yum! What fun.
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They’re happy to be eaten and I’m happy to oblige 🙂
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loved this post !
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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All of Gingy’s family in one place. That’s not a good omen for Lord Farquaad. 😄
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His days are numbered (after Googling the names and stories all came back to me!) 🙂
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I knew they would 😉
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Now I know why I was told ‘never play with your food.’
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That might confuse the poor things. All your food desires is ascension. Oblige it!
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I loved this story. Love how you gave the cookies voices of their own. who will be chosen next???? I think I’ll take the kitty if you don’t mind.
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It took me a while to notice little kitty up at the top 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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if we could hear them talk, maybe, just maybe, we could eat them with more awareness. 🙂
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I’m not sure I could eat them at all if they started speaking to me 🙂
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Love this! Well thought out and oh so funny.
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Delicious horror story. Haha. Well, depending on who and how you see it, I suppose. Really funny.
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Religious sacrifice is always pretty grim, good job they’re just biscuits 🙂
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Dear Ali.
Who knew that flat cookies could have such depth? Chomp!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Ha, yes, they have quite the sophisticated belief system going on there just seconds after leaving the oven!
Ali
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Thanks…now I’ll think of those voices the next time I make Gingerbread cookies. At least they are happy to serve. (haha) Funny quirky as always. Loved it!
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If you listen real hard you can just hear their little voices as you tuck in 😮
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Creeeepy!!
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I never realized cookies (or biscuits) possessed such abilities. I’ll think about that the next time I consume one. Maybe I shouldn’t come to think of it. —- Suzanne
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They are happy and willing to be eaten!
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Love this story, its so quirky. Especially the line :’Look ye all a hand cometh’.
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Extra quirky even by my standards 🙂
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Funny stuff! But then again, how do we know we’re not gingerbread people? 😉
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Meep 😮
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They need a moo… sacred cow…
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It’s always preferable to sacrifice something else.
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Yep, that’s religion for you. Great stuff, makes people happy. Just invent your reality well enough, and there’s no worries at all.
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Yep, it’s nice to believe in something!
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