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Monday, 24 November 2014

After The Snowstorm

He was an "outsider", who had established a successful motor-repair shop, built with his hard-work and perseverance.
Claire Fuller (7)
Copyright – Claire Fuller ; Photo prompt with permission from Friday Fictioneers

His friendly nature and excellent customer-service won him many new customers that was a source of great irritation for the other motor-repair shops.

Wishing to ruin him & his business, they set his shop aflame...

That winter he faced the snowstorm with no hatred or irritation, calmly reminding himself resolutely- "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
Snowstorm by Maurice de Vlaminck ; Photo Prompt with permission from Magpie Tales

He faced many snowstorms & today, he's the billionaire owner of a world-famous motor-car company!


Linking with-
Magpie Tales# 247
Five Sentence Fiction - Irritation
Friday Fictioneers

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40 comments:

  1. Kathe W.24 November 2014 at 03:04

    nice one! Honesty and hard work paid off!

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 05:56

      Great when honesty & hardwork pay off, Kathe!
      Thanks for stopping by :)

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  2. Liz Rice-Sosne24 November 2014 at 03:45

    Very interesting indeed ... what you did here!

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 05:57

      Welcome here, Liz :)
      Glad you found it interesting!

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  3. Theresa Milstein24 November 2014 at 04:11

    I went to elementary school with the girl whose dad drew the Michelin Man. He did a presentation at our school one day and gave us a coloring book with some of his drawings. I like where the prompt took you and look where it took me.

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 05:59

      That's wonderful, Theresa! Thanks for sharing :)

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  4. Rajesh Babu24 November 2014 at 05:35

    thanks for sharing with us.

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  5. KParthasarathi24 November 2014 at 08:06

    That was a beautiful message in the short story.Thanks

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 09:14

      Thank you so much :) Delighted that you liked it!

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  6. Shail24 November 2014 at 08:27

    Hard work and perseverance paid off. Good one.

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 09:50

      Thanks for your appreciation, Shail!
      Great to receive your maiden comment :)

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  7. Anonymous24 November 2014 at 09:44

    Simple and happy endings yet with a profound meaning as always Anita :)
    Hard work and determination pays off always :)

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  8. Ankita 24 November 2014 at 11:57

    that was a nice take :)

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  9. Renuka24 November 2014 at 12:30

    Inspiring! Thanks for sharing :-)

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  10. Silent Otto 24 November 2014 at 17:02

    Now hes a billionaire , i wonder if hes more chilled out ?

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 21:37

      After facing so many snowstorms, he must be grounded :)
      I believe he must be a philanthropist now!
      Thanks for stopping by!

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  11. Shailaja V24 November 2014 at 17:31

    Looks like perseverance was the key! Uplifting story, Anita :) Nice job with 2 prompts. You're becoming a pro ;)

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 21:39

      Thanks Shailaja! I attempted 3 prompts in this post :)
      Glad you appreciate my effort!
      Perseverance is a medicine for irritation!

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  12. Soumya24 November 2014 at 18:15

    That's the magic of hope!

    I loved the way you have combined these prompts Anita! :)

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 21:40

      Hope is indeed magical, Soumya!
      Thanks for reading & for your appreciation :)

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  13. Anonymous24 November 2014 at 20:34

    If winter comes, can spring be far behind?!
    This quote tells it all, bringing dash of positive energy and hope:)

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    1. Anita Sabat24 November 2014 at 21:45

      I love such positive quotes, Vishal! Yes, we need energy & hope!
      Thanks for sharing such positive words :)

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  14. Anmol Rawat24 November 2014 at 22:36

    I agree with Vishal. Also, that was the highlighting point of the story. Good one as usual Anita :)

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  15. Berowne25 November 2014 at 01:46

    Very striking and innovative response to the prompt...

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  16. 21 Wits25 November 2014 at 04:43

    Now this was an interesting story for our magpie! Bravo.

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    1. Anita Sabat25 November 2014 at 11:37

      Thanks for stopping by, Karen! Delighted that you found this interesting :)

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  17. MeenalSonal25 November 2014 at 16:44

    Great lesson, spring after snowstorm :)

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  18. Uppal25 November 2014 at 19:24

    Very interesting take on the prompt!

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  19. Unknown26 November 2014 at 19:05

    Wow....this is so beautiful.
    Short & sweet...:-P

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    1. Anita Sabat26 November 2014 at 23:24

      Thanks for visiting & for your maiden comment on my Blog, Akshitha.
      Lovely to hear from you :D

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  20. Sushree Dash28 November 2014 at 17:15

    Inspiring story and amazing combination :)

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