Cabrito
Joseph hated cemetery duty.
His job each week was to tidy up, pull out the weeds and make sure there was not too much desecration.
By lunchtime he had found a shady spot under a tree.
He spied the goat that had wandered into the cemetery. His immediate thought was dinner.
Fresh meat was a rarity these days.
Looking around he could see no owner.
Mouth watering he began tasting the cabrito.
His mother’s Dijon Cabrito was to die for.
Trying to look inconspicuous he edged closer to his prey.
Morpethroad 
I wouldn’t fancy my chances catching a goat. Nice one!
Thank you Sandra there are ways of catching a goat when you are hungry.
Dear Summerstory,
Loved your title which sent me to Google. Sounds yummy. Nice one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle. Sounded like a good idea at the time.
Excellent! I wonder what Dijon Cabrito tastes like. I suppose Dijon refers to mustard.
A lot of food in your stories this week! 🙂
Thanks Gabriella. Good point, could be the no food diet I live on. My guess is goat meat with mustard..lol
“His mother’s Dijon Cabrito was to die for.” Most appropriate comment. And a good story–when you’re hungry, the location of your prey is of little consequence.
Thanks vb. yes where you get it doesn’t really matter.
Poor goat. He never saw it coming. Soon, he’ll be in a grave of his own, or at least some of him.
Yes in pieces as you so cleverly said. Thanks for your comment.
I”l bet the goat put up quite a fight. Looks like he has his eyes on the culprit right now.
Them there goats Joe can be tough to nail down. Thanks for your comment.
I’m glad I wrote mine before I read yours, or else I’d feel bad about using Spanglish. Nice tale.
Thank you for your interesting comment.
Run little goat! Run! I really enjoyed this
Thanks Linda. Hunger I think will always outrun running. Thank you for your comment.
What wine goes best?
Or, he could keep the goat since they do perform as well as any mower ever conceived.
Yes that is true JK then again he doesn’t seem o have a lot to chew on. Thanks for your comment.
poor goat!! Run, goaty run!
Thank you Carrie you would take food from this poor man’s mouth?
I’d offer him some lettuce instead…or tofu. It’s what every good vegetarian would do 😉
Thank you Carrie I am sure he would accept.
Reminds me of one Saturday morning at the farmer’s market where we were selling chevre. Some Muslim men came up and asked if we sold goat. We didn’t, but told them about some placs that might.
janet
Thank you Janet your farmers market provides you a variety of life experiences. I have garnered a lot of interesting responses to this piece. And I didn’t think it such a good response.have a good day, dawn breaks here winter is upon us, but the day is ahead words to write.
Sometimes I’ve put out a story I think’s really good and it doesn’t get a great response; sometimes, the opposite. Have to follow the muse (or whatever.) 🙂
You have a good day, too.
janet
How often does that happen. I think it is a bit of a life lesson. What we often think is ‘genius’ is only happening in our heads not in any one else’s. When I do the challenges I am trying to produce something I think might be half decent so I am astounded when so many people respond to say they have enjoyed it. Though I did play with this one, cabrito was a bit naughty of me. I think I made a lot of people go to google. Lol.
Great story.
Tried goat curry once… not a fan
Dee
Hi Dee, thanks for your comment. I think goat is an acquired taste.
You captured a bleak picture of hunger and necessity, something the majority of us will never experience. It was very well written, darling.
Thank you so much for your comment Helena. I appreciate it. It is not everyday I get called “darling’!! You have made my day.
Oooh. Great story! Even if you did kill off my goat. I love it. Goat meat is good. Randy
Thank you good sir. I thought there might be a comment like that. LOL
Loved this one.
Thank you yarnspinnerr. I appreciate your comment.
Having just read David’s story, I think you’d better stay away from the goat.
Yes there could be trouble. I do agree lol. Thank you for your comment.
To die for, huh? You mean the goat, right?
Well you have to have a goat for Dijon Cabrito but it also refers to his mum’s amazing cooking. Thanks so much for your comment.
Hunting in an unusual place… hey, whenever opportunity knocks, right?
Spot on. Thanks for your comment.
nice one 🙂
Thanks for your comment. I am enjoying this challenge.
I’m rooting for the goat! Cute story.
Thanks Perry. I think the goat is going to need all the supporters it can get.
Goat does taste lovely. Great story – now I feel hungry…. 🙂
Thank you Freya. I hope you were able to sate your appetite.
Aha. And why not. (And I’ll go look up some recipes for cabrito. Not heard of of before.)
Thanks Patrick. There are a few recipes out there. Good luck and thanks again for your comment.
Maybe tame goats are easier, but I know wild goats are almost impossible to catch. Good luck to Joseph though.
Thanks David. I think Joseph is a resourceful man.
I think goat tastes yucky! Just thought I would throw that out there. Great story.
Thank you for your comment Lewis. Yes I think goat may be an acquired taste.
Neat tale, very well told.
Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated.
Well written, seems I’m saying that frequently to you lately! I’m guessing because it’s true! 🙂 A very clever take on the prompt and a good story too!
Thank you Penny.I do so enjoy these tasks.Being on holidays these past two weeks has given me a lot of time to think about it. Tomorrow is back to work so I may not be able to meet all ‘expectation’.
Oh well I shall try nevertheless. I think the 100 word task is an excellent challenge. Makes you think. Thanks again for the compliment.
My pleasure, sincerely Michael.
Thank you Penny.
Penny do you know why some people’s comments go to spam?
great story, you painted a really sad picture of starvation.. never had a cabrito before, so i Googled it and learned something new today 🙂
Thank you for your comment. It is good that we can learn something new everyday.