Draco… oops, wrong one (image by maurygraf on pixabay)
In Athens the citizens gathered at the ecclesia to discuss and agree a solution to the increasing problem of their laws. Passed by word of mouth and laced with blood feuds, impossible to track and to apply with justice.
Word had reached them that in the East they had codified laws, written and enforced by court of law. Athens should have the same.
They chuckled as they elected Little Drako. How might he manage to list the laws, each with a penalty?
He managed well: he applied the same penalty to almost every crime, no matter how minor. Death, else exile. Draconian solutions.
103 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
crispina kemp 
Love the picture.
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A little bit of humour goes a long way
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Definitely. 👍
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Hahaha! What a clever little tale! I love it 🙂
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Thank you. It wasn’t easy to reduce it into 103 words. I missed bits out.
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It was wonderful despite the pesky word limit. 🙂
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Thank you. Seems I’m getting quite good at this. Makes a change from 750,000 word stories
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I’d say so. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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A little severe, a little too simplistic. And no more pots of money for judges, attorneys and lawyers.
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With a word limit of 103, something has to be sacrificed. 🙂
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If it’s greedy predators I have no problem. 😉
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Very glad I didn’t live back then! Mind you, the punishment probably served as an effective deterrent for the average citizen.
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And is that so different from European middle ages? I think not.
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Oooo!! Made even more sinister with your clever choice of photo!
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I was looking for suitable photo. And when I saw that… well, it had to be 🙂
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What a great take on the prompt, Crispina!
And I love the Draco from Harry Potter 😉
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Works so much better than a statue of Athena 🙂
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Much!
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🙂
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There are so many levels to this. So much packed into so few words! The use of Draco and Little Dracko all referencing the Draconian Law of Athens.You manage to post history with Fantasy.But I guess that’s what you do fantastically! 😊👏👏👏💜
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Thanks, Jen. I’ll confess, it wasn’t easy to squeeze it into 103 words. I wanted to put in so much more.
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I bet you did! But you “Squeezed” it perfectly! 🙂
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Thanks, Jen, though I wouldn’t call it perfect. Acceptable’s ok. 🙂
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Perfectly acceptable 😊💜
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Okay 🙂
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😊👏
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Ah, so this is the guy that it’s named for! Glad you brought this up. 🙂
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Yea, everyone’s going for the results. I thought let’s get the origin. I wanted to make it longer, get more humour and irony in it, for the citizens did request their laws to be written, and did vote for him. Then he sewed them up. I call that ironry.
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Make Athens Great Again, I guess.
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Great for having provided the dastardly Draco? Maybe not.
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Haha, perfect.
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🙂
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