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The Shellfish Allegory

by Eckhouse

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“I’m so much cooler than all you losers,” Riko scoffed. Two beady eyes twitched atop his antennae.

“You arrogant decapod!” seethed Lautaro. “All you ever talk about is how much better than us you think you are.”

Riko picked at a small anemone stuck to his shell. “True, but I am better than all of you. How many other crabs have I been with just this month? My numbers are astounding.”

“We’re all sexual dimorphs, you ignorant soft-shell,” Lautaro spat. “You just have no standards.”

Riko had already drifted off, his eye stalks bending around to watch a shiny blue crab in the distance.

“Gotta run, fellas,” he said. “Got to keep the numbers up!”

* * *

With that, Riko crawled away. He followed the shiny blue crab straight into a large black cage. There was no door and no lock, so he assumed there was no problem. Two days later, Riko had moved from the black cage to a silver buffet tray, and was the featured item at Cap’n Bob’s Seafood Emporium.

Moral: Keep your pereiopods in your pants.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Shellfish Allegory

    Eckhouse's Buddy Icon Eckhouse

    Posted 10 months ago

    ...I suck at allegory?

  2. The Shellfish Allegory

    Kermitgorf's Buddy Icon Kermitgorf

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Funny moral. cute story, snappy dialogue.

  3. The Shellfish Allegory

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    No, man, that was awesome. You might be the first entry, but I’m betting you’ll be one of the best. Great stuff!
    LoA

  4. The Shellfish Allegory

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    The moral was priceless. I love the title, too.

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    uselessness' Buddy Icon uselessness

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like it a lot! I found myself wondering what the downfall was going to be, but I never suspected a human trap… Congratulations, 2nd place for you with a job well done. :-)
    LoA

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