For TAB Stories, we are always looking for short stories worth sharing. “The Board” is the first short story featuring in Tab Stories, and it is worth it.
TAB Stories: “The Board”
A man who had recently opened a shop had a large notice overhead which read FRESH FISH SOLD HERE. Along came a friend and said, “Why have you got ‘HERE’ on the board?” So he cut out the word ‘HERE.’ Then another friend came along and said, “‘SOLD’? Of course, it is sold. You are not giving it away, are you?” So out came the word ‘SOLD.’
A third came along and said, “‘FRESH FISH’? It has to be fresh. Who will buy stale fish from you? Cut out the word FRESH.”
The shopkeeper obliged. Now only the word ‘FISH’ remained on the board when a fourth man arrived and said, “‘FISH’? Fancy having that up! You can smell it a mile away.” The shopkeeper erased this last word on the board.
A fifth man arrived and said, “What’s the idea of hanging a blank board over the shop?” The shopkeeper removed the board.
A sixth man came on the scene and said, “You have opened such a big shop. Can’t you hang a board on it with a notice saying, ‘FRESH FISH SOLD HERE?'”
Reference: https://www.oshonews.com/2020/01/10/the-board-above-the-fish-shop
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