Devon’s Ride

The saga continues!! Before getting into my story this week, I’m going to add a few things to hopefully help the reader along. I will add a title, other than just the post title. Also and more importantly I’m going to add the definitions of the words. Our Word Queen, Quilly. gives us some real doozies I tell ya. So without further ado here are the definitions andThree Word Thursday #4:

1. Apanthropinization - The process of the broadening of the ambit of one’s preoccupations and concerns away from a narrow focus on those things most palpably human and most closely pertinent to humanity.
2. Paucity – a. Smallness of number; fewness b. Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources
3. Zither – A musical instrument composed of a flat sound box with about 30 to 40 strings stretched over it and played horizontally with the fingertips, a plectrum, or a bow, or set into vibration by the wind, as in the Aeolian harp
4. Opprobrious -  a. Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive: opprobrious epithets b. Bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous: opprobrious conduct
5. Quondam That once was; former: Formal of an earlier time; former: her quondam employers
6. Casuistry – a. Specious or excessively subtle reasoning intended to rationalize or mislead b. The determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by analyzing cases that illustrate general ethical rules c. the branch of ethics or theology that studies the relation of general ethical principles to particular cases of conduct or conscience d. a dishonest or oversubtle application of such principles.
7. Fracas – A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl
8. Numismatics -  The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals
9. Perspicacious – acutely insightful and wise; clear-eyed, clear-sighted discerning – having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; “a discerning critic”; “a discerning reader”
10. Cynicocratical - Pertaining to or a reference to a ruling body of cynics
11. Isangelous -  equal to the angels
12. Volgivagant -  Of or pertaining to the uneducated masses;  the “little people”

DEVON’S RIDE

Oscar, swimming around in a stream, whose bottom glistened from the stones, all of which were isangelous to each other, looked up and spotted the four eyes from the volgivagant grasshoppers staring down upon him. Knowing that he, as well as the two perspicacious creatures, had to keep an eye out for the cynicocratical birds of prey, Oscar mused what fracas they were going to cause on this beautiful day.

“Hmmph.” Devon and Gracie. Something was odd. Usually Gracie is  always very causitry with Devon, using her womanly wiles to tease the poor boy, and stays well away from the cool blue water. But on this day, both of them were there. Close. Needing something. Wanting something. It wasn’t their normal behavior. Devon, usually is very opprobrious to Oscar, putting on a “He Man” show for Gracie, who enjoys it immensely. But today he could spot their inquisitive nature.

“Yo, Oscar” Devon chirped.

“What do ya want?” Oscar replied in a quondam voice, so stern it reminded him of his earlier years.

“You the best trout this stream got, Oscar, and me and Gracie wanna explore the other side. I see something very shiney, like, ummm, what do you call it? A coin or something.”

Oscar knew what was coming and if this boy wanted to pretend that he was like man and find his pot of gold, well then who was he to say no to the numismatics of this fool. Besides, then he could enjoy apanthropinization in the cool stream and the paucity of his fellow swimmers.

“So I was hoping,” Devon continued, “me and Gracie could hitch a ride on your back and you could swim us over there?” he asked. “It’s way to far for us to jump and with those damn birds of prey. Well  you could get us there fast and safe.”  ”And Oscar, you the best.”

“Yea, yea yea,” he retored. “Get on and be quick.”  Oscar thinking that when this is done, it will be music to his ears, fantasizing of hearing  the zither playing in the background. Its beautiful tones singing out it’s precious notes. To be rid of the two fools he can enjoy the serenity of his abode, once again.

The two quickly hopped on and Oscar gently started to swim to the other side of the stream, being careful to do no harm, because deep down inside, he did enjoy them and the constant harassing Devon fed the old man. Reaching the other side, Oscar heard a huge gasp as the two jumped off his back. Looking up, he saw the cause.

Oh the life of the bird of prey.