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(If you’ve ever wondered about this aspect of Donkeyskins: what was in that soup, anyway?)
As instructed, she added the green powder to the roiling mass of liquid, then followed up with a palmful of iridescent capsules the size of her pinky nail.
Standing on tiptoes, the maiden reached above once again for the dusty box of dried fungus, carefully blowing detritus off the lid before opening it and wondering how it could get so dusty so quickly. Shrugging, she grabbed a pinch and crumpled it into the pot, while chanting
Widdershins
Around and in
Let’s get cooking
Donkeyskins!
She stirred vigorously with the blackened cherrywood paddle, slapping down the desperate, writhing reach of tentacles, and received a smack upside the back of her head for her efforts.
“Stupid girl, yer not meant to kill the wee slikket beastie,” roared the sorceress, hissing “If ye want to capture the prince, ye’ll not make yer familiar wince!”
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2025)
Valley of the Trolls 
so did she capture the prince?
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😆😆 That’s your call. Maybe captured, maybe dallied, maybe walked on past, maybe acquired a pirate ship and a first mate….?
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This might be an occasion when stirring clockwise is beneficial 🤣
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Or at least, mind the critter in the pot! 😉😸 Many thanks, Misky!
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Oh dear little one – do better! The prince is important… apparently.
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She’s learning, but also cautious where she needs to be. 🙂
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Well, I will admit to you causing me to wonder about all aspects of Donkeyskins, and not only what is in the soup.
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It’s quite a tale, in the classic versions!
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I could tell there was more than met the eye in a mere six sentences.
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:-D
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It takes practice, I’m sure, like anything else.
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Nice description of that box of dried fungus with all the detritus on top.
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Thanks, Frank!
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“…many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip.”
Olde English proverb
Goode Six Sentence Story
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He swooned at the soup, and thus was heaven won…
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Oops!😬
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😆
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💕💕💕
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