I have a surprise for you, I told the little Gnome. I brought out a bag of full coffee beans, roasted. from Starbucks. The ones he wants and the ones his village lost.
“It’s a bag of coffee beans for you to take back to the village and grow more trees.”
His eyes popped out and he stood there for a moment. Then he jumped into the air about six inches. Which is a lot considering his small size. Then he started saying a word I didn’t recognize in his native language.
“Excuse me what does that word mean? The one you are saying over and over.”
He stopped, “Means, many thanks.” Then he started dancing again.
He took more sips of the frappuccino and after a while he disappeared.
The next day he was on my desk just as I came to the office. I poured his shot glass of frappuccino and he drank it. I drank mine.
“I have something for you...”
“Mikos has present for you.” He blurted out, then took out of his pocket a small item and placed it on the floor. Which was my desk.
I looked at it in confusion. “What is it?”
Mikos took his hand and ran it over the item and it turned into a gold coin. “Mikos gives to you. For help to village.”
Inhaling I looked at the shiny coin. Beautiful. “That is very generous.” I took the coin and looked at it. The coin was shiny gold and real smooth but I knew that I could not use it as currency in my world, but the coin was given in friendship. “Thank you Mikos, I will treasure it always.”
Mikos looked down and did his foot in circles again.
“Now it’s my turn to give you something.” I placed on the desk near him a small pin, it was a fake diamond earring, just one, with the post in the back, and a tiny barrette I had laying around the house. “For your girl.” I told him.
He picked up both.
I explained, “The diamond earring can be used as a pin on one of her outfits, and the barrette is for her hair. Do you think she'll like it?”
I will never forget the way he looked at me. He didn’t say anything for a moment. His emotions to much for him to speak. Mine also. The moment bonded us.
“Come on, now, don’t get mushy. As long as you don’t steal my frappuccino we can be friends.” I chided him.
Mikos smiled. “Promise I.” He said putting his hand over is heart.
I poured him some frappuccino in his little shot glass and he took a big swill. We talked and drank until it was time for him to go.
“Will you come back often?”
Mikos made a slight bow and then disappeared taking the coffee beans and the trinkets for his girl.
Prologue:
Mikos comes by often and we share a drink of our favorite coffee flavor. I give him cute human trinkets to sell to his village. And of course he will tell me stories of his travels in the human realm and his life in the village. It’s a match made in Gnomes.
The end.
P.S. Shall I repeat his stories and travels he tells me?
“It’s a bag of coffee beans for you to take back to the village and grow more trees.”
His eyes popped out and he stood there for a moment. Then he jumped into the air about six inches. Which is a lot considering his small size. Then he started saying a word I didn’t recognize in his native language.
“Excuse me what does that word mean? The one you are saying over and over.”
He stopped, “Means, many thanks.” Then he started dancing again.
He took more sips of the frappuccino and after a while he disappeared.
The next day he was on my desk just as I came to the office. I poured his shot glass of frappuccino and he drank it. I drank mine.
“I have something for you...”
“Mikos has present for you.” He blurted out, then took out of his pocket a small item and placed it on the floor. Which was my desk.
I looked at it in confusion. “What is it?”
Mikos took his hand and ran it over the item and it turned into a gold coin. “Mikos gives to you. For help to village.”
Inhaling I looked at the shiny coin. Beautiful. “That is very generous.” I took the coin and looked at it. The coin was shiny gold and real smooth but I knew that I could not use it as currency in my world, but the coin was given in friendship. “Thank you Mikos, I will treasure it always.”
Mikos looked down and did his foot in circles again.
“Now it’s my turn to give you something.” I placed on the desk near him a small pin, it was a fake diamond earring, just one, with the post in the back, and a tiny barrette I had laying around the house. “For your girl.” I told him.
He picked up both.
I explained, “The diamond earring can be used as a pin on one of her outfits, and the barrette is for her hair. Do you think she'll like it?”
I will never forget the way he looked at me. He didn’t say anything for a moment. His emotions to much for him to speak. Mine also. The moment bonded us.
“Come on, now, don’t get mushy. As long as you don’t steal my frappuccino we can be friends.” I chided him.
Mikos smiled. “Promise I.” He said putting his hand over is heart.
I poured him some frappuccino in his little shot glass and he took a big swill. We talked and drank until it was time for him to go.
“Will you come back often?”
Mikos made a slight bow and then disappeared taking the coffee beans and the trinkets for his girl.
Prologue:
Mikos comes by often and we share a drink of our favorite coffee flavor. I give him cute human trinkets to sell to his village. And of course he will tell me stories of his travels in the human realm and his life in the village. It’s a match made in Gnomes.
The end.
P.S. Shall I repeat his stories and travels he tells me?
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