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John and the Arthropoda

A fiction of a man and two robbers

By Esala GunathilakePublished 24 days ago 4 min read
John and the Arthropoda
Photo by Nathan Ziemanski on Unsplash

John is running, running and running. "Hurry up man. He shouldn't have escaped"! The major robber roared. "Yes sir, I am. But this is the maximum". The other robber was genuine enough to reveal his truth.

John was a man strolling along a thickety busy path to get to the final scene of the clear sun rising beyond a great mountain called "Red Rock". Because, after that final day it is the snow season. He was the only one on this weird road to travel because no one likes to put their lives at risk. While John was strolling by listening to tuning songs of the birds in the trees, two big monkeys appeared in front of him. One is robber 'Flamin' and the other is robber 'Go'. Oh, John is alone with his backpack, but his intelligence is with him.

John was calm and cast his backpack up in the sky in a curved projection so it could fall down on the face of the minor robber, Go. Poor Go kissed the soil. While their attention was on the backpack in the sky, John ran to Flamin and hit his ankle with a strong kick. Because he knew he had to run for minutes away from these guys instead of fighting with them. Quickly he got back his backpack and started running. Rocks, small water streams and leaves on the floor were impeding John. John sat for a quick drink as he battled against the third enemy, sweat. Then he was relieving under a shady tree.

John just stood up and restarted the journey, but what the hell! The leaves polished and rustled with John's boots. "Hurry up, bull"! Flamin roared. The two robbers had reached John and were behind the big tree. John entrapped in a ground-creeper and fell down. "You can't escape my big fish"! Flamin murmured in a sweaty way. "Yes my lad, we will eat you"! This time it was Go. "Shut up foolish"! Flamin gave Go a headshot. "Ha ha ha". John burst into peels of laughter to show off that he is fearless. The two robbers fastened John and took him to a cave. "Where are you going now"? John asked naturally. "To feed arthropods by your flesh". "Oh! Arthropodas, I love them. Finally, I ate them last week" John showed off a chill. "Hey, foolish! Don't try to mislead us by telling lies". Flamin jerked his head. "Lies! What lies? Me and our family have nourished with them for ages and if you don't trust me, see now. Can you unfasten my hands"? "Why? To hit us and run away? Ha ha ha." Go laughed. "I am not the guy who can fight with two steady robbers". The two robbers were full of prideness for that moment. "Sir, this foolish is not a brave one. Let's unfasten him".

"Why should we unfasten you"? asked Flamin.

"Because I have a special thing to show you".

"Right, then we will unfasten only one hand. Can you hold it in one hand"?

"Why not, why not".

After unfastening, John took his rubber toy Arthropoda in a way that only the legs were seen by the robbers. "Hey, what did you eat"?

"Oh! I told you. That is the only Arthropoda I have left on my way". John was hardly keeping that rubber toy under his tongue.

"Gosh, you are not afraid of Arthropoda!" Go was perplexed.

"Now to whom we are sacrificing you"! Flamin roared into the sky. "Hm... I thought Arthropoda was a poisonous creature. How did you eat it"?

"No man, Arthropoda is not as poisonous as you think. Who told you?"

"My grandma"! Go cried.

"So, why are you eating them"? asked Flamin.

"To get rich."

"What the hell are you telling?"

"Yes, don't you know? Arthropoda is a miracle of god. People are rich enough if they take doses of Arthropoda".

"Rich"!!! Go opened his mouth.

"So today, why are you here with only one Arthropoda"? Flamin asked.

"I told you. They were out of stock since last week and I came here to collect some Arthropoda".

"That's the point. Where are those Arthropods"?

"That is at the giant hill called Red Rock".

"Oh, Red Rock I know"! Go shouted.

The time was about 5.30 am. John was totally unfastened after his unbelievable storytelling, and the three of them were reaching the Red Rock. After a few hours, they reached the top of the hill.

"Now, where are the Arthropoda? Don't you collect them"?

"One condition! First of all, I want to observe the sunrise. Then only I will show you Arthropoda. Do you agree"?

"Ok, how long does it take"? asked Flamin. "Till the sun rises. It will rise soon don't worry". John replied.

The two robbers fell into a deep sleep on the Red Rock after waiting for 20 minutes till the sun rose because the three men were lying on the Red Rock till the sun rose. John was happy because he succeeded in his goal of seeing the sunrise. He just stood up. "Go and collect the valuable treasure, 'Arthropoda' ". He said when he was rolling the robbers down the hill. John knows there is a cave just within the first 6 and 7 feet down the top of the hill as he travels here annually. So the robbers did not die but fell into a cave that they should strive to climb up.

"I will punish you"!!! Flamin roared into the sky.

John vanished from the Red Rock and appeared in the home.

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About the Creator

Esala Gunathilake

I am an enthusiastic writer who feel the sense of humanity. Thus, I can write stanzas, short stories, novels, articles and blogs as well. I am a blog contributor for the Ananda College Engineer's Ink student chapter website.

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Comments (15)

  • aqil7 days ago

    By Esala Gunathilake

  • Zayn 8 days ago

    Great post keep uploading

  • aqil9 days ago

    you're great too wow

  • I feel for those two...hehehe. Cheers!

  • Anu Mehjabin22 days ago

    Interesting story, I like!

  • Ada Zuba23 days ago

    Cool story!

  • Yali zhang23 days ago

    Love your post!!

  • Excellent 👍.keep it up.wiah u all the best

  • Ainy Abraham23 days ago

    I enjoyed the story but how those robbers were not aware of arthropods?

  • Hahahahahahha Flamin and Go! Flamingo! That was clever! I enjoyed your story

  • jameel Nawaz24 days ago

    best

  • Andrea Corwin 24 days ago

    I liked how he tricked them with the rubber toy. Let me ask though, the robbers were large monkeys, right? It was smart to throw his backpack at them and run away.

  • Dawnxisoul393art24 days ago

    What an adventurous and imaginative tale! The suspenseful chase between John and the two robbers kept us on the edge of our seats. John's quick thinking and resourcefulness showcased his intelligence, while his calm demeanor helped him outwit his adversaries. The unexpected twist of John using a rubber toy to deceive the robbers was clever and amusing. The mention of Arthropoda as a mysterious and valuable treasure added an intriguing element to the story. This fiction piece was filled with excitement, humor, and a touch of mystery.

  • Gloria Penelope24 days ago

    Lovely, interesting and funny story. I enjoyed reading it.

Esala GunathilakeWritten by Esala Gunathilake

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