This piece was written for this week’s Flash Fiction 99 word challenge around the theme of a rabbit on the roof.
Rabbi Tannenbaum trudged through the snow and knifing winds until he saw the diner. Inside, he was greeted by an older blonde woman.
‘Cold enough for ya?’ she said, her smile frozen but her eyes taking in every detail.
‘Could I get something to eat?’
‘Ain’t had no supplies in 2 weeks. How ‘bout a toasted ham or bacon sandwich.’
‘Anything else?’
‘I just made a pie for my husband, Pastor Schicklgruber. We got lucky. Rabbit fell of the roof last night and broke its neck.’
‘Can I just have coffee?’
‘Kosher can’, she said, her eyes daring him.
Six Crooked Highways 
Oi.
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Well done. It’s raining rabbits. 🙂
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… and rabbis 😉
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Of course. 🙂
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I am becoming concerned at the rampant punning, that is the punny rabbi bits. Actually, that was well done and edgy underneath the puns. That woman is scary.
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Many thanks, D. btw you couldn’t resist the punny rabbits, could you? 🙂
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Let’s not split hares.
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Such dynamic characterization in 99 words, Doug. I love the tension between these two characters. Despite hardship, humans have a knack for finding humor in it, too.
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Thanks, Charli. Doubly appreciated coming from you. Sometimes you just have to pull a Rabbi T out of your hat 😉
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Rabbi was lucky to find a place that was open. I would have gone for the bacon sandwich 🙂 Loved your flash!
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Then you wouldn’t have been a rabbi 😉
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LOL, Oh ya 🙂 I’m not fully awake yet.
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Hah – good one. Very punny.
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