Tales from the Irish Garden Serialisation – Chapter Fifteen – Summer – The Piglet Races by Sally Cronin

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Chapter Fifteen Summer: The Piglet races

It was now August, and the long summer days in the palace and the surrounding garden were filled with laughter and parties. The Storyteller introduced the court to another interesting activity that delighted them. Whilst the humans in the Emerald Island were devoted to the sport of horse-racing… the little people known internationally as Leprechauns but locally as Lerpersians, had a love of miniature piglet racing.

As you will have gathered by now, the Storyteller was able to move between both worlds, and could assume the appropriate stature at will. He had returned from the town’s final horse race of the summer, and had managed to acquire, at the farm market that flourished next to the racecourse, six of the most fastidiously bred piglets, born of champion dam and sire racers.

They were also very pretty, and over the next week the fairies came…

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6 Responses to Tales from the Irish Garden Serialisation – Chapter Fifteen – Summer – The Piglet Races by Sally Cronin

Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says:

July 21, 2019 at 3:14 pm

Thanks for sharing all the chapters Patty… it is much appreciated..hugsx

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- Patty says:
  
  July 21, 2019 at 5:02 pm
  
  It’s the pleasure of my weekends. I’ll be sad to see it end. These characters are now my friends. I would like to invite you to my Facebook event, and encourage you to share the link.
  
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  - Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says:
    
    July 21, 2019 at 5:26 pm
    
    Thanks Patty..hugsx
    
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  - Patty says:
    
    July 21, 2019 at 8:56 pm
    
    You’re welcome. This one was especially good. Never would have thought of piglet races.
    
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  - Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says:
    
    July 21, 2019 at 10:05 pm
    
    Glad to have given you a surprise Patty.. hugsxx
    
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  - Patty says:
    
    July 21, 2019 at 10:52 pm
    
    Quite adorable.
    
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