The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

by Batak Beatrix

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The manor of Veruca Salt-Peppard sat on the top of a very large hill completely barren of trees. It was once very beautiful, but as soon as Mrs. Salt-Peppard had become its mistress, she had ordered (to the utter shock and dismay of the gardeners) to cut down anything with leaves, nuts, or bark. After all, if there were no trees, there would be no squirrels.

And if there was one thing in the entire galaxy that Veruca didn’t want, it would be squirrels.

The cellars on the other hand, were filled with a number of things that Mrs. Salt-Peppard had wanted at some time or another. She had luckily married a man as obliging as her dear late father, and after the Wonka settlement she had never been denied anything. All were loved briefly of course, then sold or sent downstairs to decay into comfortable old age, forgotten.

Among this lost menagerie, sandwiched between a large container of beanie babies and a broken pinball machine, included a very strange glass box covered in a thick coating of dust.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    She really hates squirrels !

  2. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    Batak Beatrix's Buddy Icon Batak Beatrix

    Posted about 1 year ago

    That’s what happens when they decide you’re a bad nut and throw you down the garbage chute…

  3. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Well played!

  4. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh, and extra kudos for the _pun_ishing title! :)

  5. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ooh, I thought it was a random aside to the story, but nooooo….you rock! That evil Veruca, no wonder she’s named after a wart.

  6. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Haha, that’s great. I still love this series with all its allusions to Wonka.

  7. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    See? Unfortunately, some things don’t change. Veruca’s still full of greed & vanity.
    Would someone who remembers the works kindly add a Ficlet? Thanks ever so much.

  8. The Strange Cache of Veruca Salt-Peppard

    Batak Beatrix's Buddy Icon Batak Beatrix

    Posted about 1 year ago

    I agree. I’d love it if someone else joined in.

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