Thursday, 11 September 2008

The magnificent machine of cogs: Part 3

The very next morning, at the first hint of sunlight,
a team of highly skilled engineers set out to remove
the largest, most splendid cog. The machine had been
in continual operation for many years and no one could
remember how to bring it to a halt. For as long as
anyone could remember the cogs were in motion. Come
daylight, come eventide. Spin. Spin. Spin. After
hours of discussion, flawed brainwaves and many glasses of
rhubarb wine, the engineers agreed that there was only
one way to remove the cog. The machine could not be
stopped, so the cog would need to be pushed with
one great heave, mid-motion. The strongest townfolk were
called to push the cog at the necessary time.
The entire population of the town gathered for the
removal of the most magnificent cog. Amongst the
melee was Lena Jackdaw.

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