Written for:  Miz Quickly - Day 4

"Think of an every day thing, and write how it came
into being. (minor myth}


Listen to chimes ringing
on a grandfather clock, 
a melliferous sound.  Wait.
Why is called Grandfather?

Long ago there was
a town called Grandfather.
Small population, gingerbread
houses.  Alexandra, a resident,
loved working in wood, 
and could create lovely
pieces.  

One icy Winter's day, Alexandra
was toiling over an immense
piece of mahogany, when
she imagined fashioning
a tall clock.  One by one,
villagers beseeched 
her to build a clock
for them.  Her clocks
became famous.  Soon, 
people from neighboring
towns clamored for
clocks.  Guests asked
townspeople where these
charming clocks came
from.  Well, we all know
what comes next.  The 's'
was dropped, and clocks
became grandfather
clocks.  

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