By Deborah Shrimplin
King Francis glared at his court jester, Triboulet.
“The Queen does not like the way you mock her and her ladies. You are to leave them alone. If I hear any more complaints, your punishment will be death. C’est compris?”
“Yes, your Highness,” Triboulet responded.
“Good!” the King said emphatically.
A few weeks later, King Francis demanded Triboulet’s presence.
“Triboulet, the Queen has complained again. You’ve been a good jester for many years. I will let you choose how you will die.”
“Good sire, for St. Nitouche’s and St. Pansard’s sake, patrons of insanity, I choose to die from old age.”
Clever! Delightful ending 🙂
Thanks, well written short story with a great ending twist.
I like this story. It puts the whole story into a few words and I agrey with Alex that the ending is delightful.
Actually I agree not agrey!
Fabuloso (possibly not a French word) but it sums up my enjoyment of this delightful story.
clever indeed
great!
Nice one Triboulet! Though I hate to imagine where the consequences of his wit would have landed him back in the day (eek). An enjoyable read.