Word of the Day: "hie"

Many is the time when a germ of an idea will pop up into my brain and it comes out better in execution than it was when it started. And sometimes, the idea starts out brilliantly in my brain, and then is lame when it's all typed out and sitting in front of an audience all naked and ashamed. I'll let you be the judge as to which category today's story falls.

Today's Word:

hie

As in:

The twelfth annual "Rodent Rodeo" was about to get underway. Over fifty contestants had trained and prepared for the grand event, and they were all assembled in the arena for the day's contests. Cricket cowboys rode bucking rats until the timers went off. The mouse roping events, always an impressive sight, were won by last year's champion, a beetle named Chuck. The Beaver Riding exhibition, dangerous as always, was completed, and the only injury was to the rodeo clown, who was bruised by a swing of the great beast's tail.

But the events that drew the largest crowd were the fly races. These were sponsored every year by a beer company, and a large crowd lined the race course. The flies were on the starting mark, and after the signal was given, they were off. Amid shouts of "hie, fly" from coaches and fans, the flies buzzed around the arena.

But then, just before the flies reached the halfway point, tragedy struck. Somehow, through the security gates, past the arena fencing, and over the tiny bleachers, two frogs hopped onto the scene. With a few quick snaps of their deadly tongues, the contest was over, and the athletes consumed. Panic erupted in the arena, and several small insects were trampled by spectators fleeing the scene.

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I suppose that was vaguely odd, wasn't it? I'm not quite sure where it came from, but it did come, and it's now resting in cyberspace and in your mail. I think I'll stop now.

hie / HYE / Rhymes with "fly". It means, to go quickly, or hasten.