Monday, March 21, 2011

Goldfish Crusade


The goldfish bowl teetered in Rio's arms as he stood, sobbing over the toilet.

"Okay ...it's time to say good-bye." I nudged.

"But I love him!" Rio cried.

"Honey, he's been dead for a week," I explained. "It's time to let him go."

Reluctantly, Rio tilted his fish bowl over the toilet.

"Wait!" My husband snatched the bowl from him and held it up. We stared with disbelief.

"He's alive!" Rio's prayers were answered.

"Tell me that didn't happen," I mumbled. "I haven't fed his fish in two months..."

"Why won't this fish die?" My husband chuckled.
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Posted by raisingmarshmallows at 12:42 PM
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51 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Ha! Love it!

    Still haven't done this one yet, but now I'm going to have to get with it.

    EJ

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  2. Sierra GardnerMarch 21, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Haha. I loved the 'been dead for a week' part. I once had a roommate who was fish sitting for a friend and the fish died. She was convinced that the friend would want to say goodbye herself so she put the whole bowl in the freezer until the friend came back into town.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Hahaha, evil, evil parents. Nice.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Hahahahaha That's an awesome story, I love it!! And Sierra's story rocks, too :D

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  5. Margo BensonMarch 21, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    So funny! I'm really in tune with this - we had wondered if the fish in our pond had finally succumbed after the snow this Winter (they stay at the bottom for yonks) but up they've come...
    great story!

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  6. Tony BensonMarch 21, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Fabulous story. It has so many threads hidden in so few words. Love it!

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  7. Kerri CuevMarch 21, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Lol, that was cute. Nice job and I love the goldfish picture.

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  8. Cherie ReichMarch 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Aww! I'm glad the fish isn't dead, but without food, it makes me wonder what else is special about this little goldfish.

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  9. MaggieMarch 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Aaw, love feeds.

    P.S. I just love what you said in your profile.

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  10. Vicki TremperMarch 21, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    I'm chuckling and saying ew at the same time. LOL!

    The ew is for the fish being dead a week and still in the fishbowl, because our fish died when my husband was away on business and I didn't want to have to tell my son (I think he was 3 at the time) by myself. So I waited for my husband to return. That fish got really gross.

    And of course I'm chuckling at the cute story.

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  11. CMSmithMarch 21, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    We had a fish like that. It floated on top of the water. Oh no, it's dead. Then it flipped over and swam to the bottom. No, it's not. I found out later that they can get a disease or condition where their stomach fills up with gas and it causes them to float belly-up. Good luck with that.

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  12. Intangible HeartsMarch 21, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    I think the store will eventually run out of fish....

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  13. Carol RiggsMarch 21, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Neat, a fishie funeral! Hadn't seen that one yet, good job. And nice twist at the end. :)

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  14. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    LOL! A burial at sea that wasn't meant to be. Love it.

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  15. CherylAnne HamMarch 21, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    I love the humor in this story - what a fun read. Great job.

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  16. shellyMarch 21, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Get a louder pet. They'll remind you to feed them.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Fish can be hard to kill. :) I had two goldfish (Harry and Ron -- during my Harry Potter phase) that survived almost everything -- cold apartment, hot apartment, forgotten feedings, not enough cleanings, etc. I think Ron kicked it first because I ended up getting Ron Jr. to keep Harry company,

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  18. Ben LanghinrichsMarch 21, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Good twist. We had a fish like this as well. After it started hopping out and flopping on the floor, I started leaving it longer and longer. The darn thing made it a whole night once. Magic or something.

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  19. CiaraMarch 21, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Great job! Love the twist. :) I'm a follower.

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  20. Angela ScottMarch 21, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Ahh, soo cute. I love that. Darn that fish! Nice ending. I didn't expect that.

    ~Angela

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  21. TrishaMarch 21, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Dude, this fish is resili-ENT! hehe

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  22. jkraus8464March 21, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    Great story. Why won't that fish die? Guess I had get mine ready.

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  23. Adina WestMarch 22, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    Loved it. :-) Though I'm sure not ALL parents are this devious and sadistic....

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  24. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    LOL! I had images of a stinking fish that had been dead a week. This is reminiscent of childhood nightmares of forgetting to feed animals. I didn't forget but I used to dream about it :O)

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  25. Cally JacksonMarch 22, 2011 at 3:34 AM

    Mean mama! This is very easy to read, great flow. Well done!

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  26. Deniz BevanMarch 22, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Aww, that's so sad! I'm glad the fish keeps surviving [g]

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  27. Summer RossMarch 22, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    LOL- the fish has a will to live- for the kid!

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  28. alberta rossMarch 22, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    like this - what will the murderer try next - will goldfish take revenge - watch this space!!

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  29. Amanda MilnerMarch 22, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    You just can't keep a good fish down! ;) Pretty sadistic, trying to off the kid's beloved pet! Lol!

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  30. Denise Covey March 22, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Hey this is a different sort of take. How do I work this out? What are they trying to teach this kid? How not to be a marshmellow?

    Denise<3

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  31. Crystal CollierMarch 23, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Love the unexpected end. Very nice.

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  32. UnknownMarch 23, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Loved it! We learned a lot about these characters in such a short space. Very clever!

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  33. Krisztina CliftonMarch 23, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Lol! So well-written! Hang in there fishy!

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  34. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyMarch 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    lol! I loved it! :)

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  35. DanetteMarch 23, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Cute story! I know the feeling well! Cheers!

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  36. SylviaMarch 24, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    awwwww too cute! :)

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  37. M.K. NissenMarch 24, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    We have a fish just like this one! It plays dead all the time and just when we think he's a goner, well he's not. Stupid fish! I like your story!

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  38. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Awwh so cruel, great twist. Love it!

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  39. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    So funny, I can't believe we used to bury ours in the garden. Well the first few anyway. Great post.

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  40. Alison Pearce StevensMarch 24, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Ha! That was fabulous!

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  41. Gail M Baugniet - AuthorMarch 25, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    I stopped buying gold fish cause they always died on me!

    I joined the A to Z Challenge and saw your blog listed so I just stopped in to say "Hi". I look forward to reading your alphabet posts in April.

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  42. Witless ExpositionMarch 25, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Love this! I had a fish that I gave up on two or three times, but he always came back. And then there was the mean bird that would never die. It is amazing how long they stick around sometimes!

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  43. AkossMarch 25, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    this is where OOPS will come in handy. That was a close call. :D

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  44. Mrs. TunaMarch 26, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Zombie fish? Soon it will leap out and eat you in your sleep.

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  45. Charity BradfordMarch 26, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    LOL, zombie fish is funny. How many times have we wanted our kids pets "gone"? Thanks for sharing.

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  46. Will BurkeMarch 26, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Good thing -- that week-dead fish would have been mighty ripe!

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  47. Michelle MerrillMarch 27, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Hey Nikki, just wanted to let you know that you've been shortlisted as one of the top 5 in the judging round! Congratulations :)

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  48. raisingmarshmallowsMarch 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Thanks Michelle! This was a fun challenge!

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  49. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    LOL - such a fun take on the prompt. Good job!

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  50. Holly VanceMarch 30, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    What a great flash! I haven't read one with that angle yet.

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  51. AnonymousApril 2, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    i remember when my daughter went through all that - we have a regular pet cemetary in our backyard - but like you - we flushed the fish : D

    A week ?

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