Fireman
By Nigel G. Mitchell
Dedicated to Ray Bradbury
Fireman Brent Drummond kicked down the front door to face a house
of screaming children and a terrified woman.
"Stand back," Drummond yelled.
The family rushed away as Drummond poured gasoline from one
hose onto the box, and triggered it with a spark. Flames engulfed the box for a
few seconds before Drummond poured water from another hose onto the flames.
Drummond turned away from the smoking box to glare at the
woman. "You know television is illegal. Try this instead."
He tossed copies of Fahrenheit
451 to the children. As he left, the children began flipping through the
pages.
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Effective.
ReplyDeleteAnd kids watch too much television anyway.
My goodness, what a twist! I was riveted and didn't see the ending coming at all. Great story! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, glad you liked it. I've had Bradbury on my mind this week.
Deletethis i love, as i teach F451...and, some of the kids find it quite boring...*shakes head*
ReplyDeleteSad but I'm not surprised. Not enough explosions
DeleteGreat twist and a nice follow-up to your Fahrenheit list.
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