Title: The Magic Carpet
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
Reginald heard it before it appeared and checked his watch. The steam engine screeched, the wheels spewed sparks as the engineer braked. Rattling past the platform, cars thundered, slamming into one another. The boiler heaved, exhaling a plume of white-hot breath, and everything stopped.
Reginald imaged it was the reincarnated dragon his ancestor once defeated. He smiled wryly and boarded.
The car rolled, lurched forward, and tumbled him into his usual seat. Gazing out the window, he reached towards the ruins of his family’s past glory. He swore he would become the newest titan, a man worthy of his legacy.
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Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
A very fertile imagination
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🙂
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It starts with a dream… 🙂
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Indeed it does. 🙂
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A knight in armour. The king over the water. Lovely
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Thanks Neil.
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With a name like Reginald, I’m not so sure 😉 Good story
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🙂 Thanks, Iain.
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Well, it’s good to have dreams.
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Gotta have dreams. 🙂
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Dragon-slayer is quite the legacy to live up to. I hope Reginald has something big in mind. A dragonfly’s not going to cut it.
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I have a good feeling about Reggie. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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To recover the past glory for wealth or revenge/
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Hmm, I was thinking it was a sense of duty. But any of them would work. Great question, James.
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Powerful words, Jo. This seems like a powerful man in the making. A good story. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank you Suzanne. I think he will go far.
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Intriguing. I want to know more about his family, the ruins.
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🙂 Me too. 👍
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Dear Jo,
Reginald has a great attitude and a vivid imagination. Sounds like a great person to know.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle.
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Very evocative. I enjoyed this.
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Thank you Sandra.
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Reginald should join us at Friday Fictioneers!
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He is happy to be included.
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A very creative story, described so well. =)
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Glad you liked it Brenda. 🙂
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Great introduction to a larger story. Reginald sounds like a man of action.
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Perhaps you are correct. I am glad you enjoyed the story.
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IT seems to me as if Reginald is a modern man hoping to be a titan in the industrial revolution, drawing from the magical stories of his ancestors.
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You may be exactly right Fatima. Thank you for reading and commenting. 🙂
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Very imaginative.
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Thank you, Lisa.
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