The boy’s great-great-great-grandfather was apparently the one to blame
For he called the pasta sauce of the girl’s great-great-great-Nonna tagliatelle, listless and tame
The echo of that insult had now been felt by these two star-crossed lovers
Who, let’s admit it, were just looking for some good old action between the covers
Their dead bodies were a testament to the folly of pride
A lesson that a family pasta recipe is not something to mock or deride
As the Bard put it so succinctly- For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo
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99 words.
Written in response to the Carrot Ranch Literary Community Flash Fiction challenge, hosted by Charli Mills.
Charli’s prompt this week, in her own words was:
September 13, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes pasta. It can be spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, or any variety. It can be a meal or a work of art. Go where the prompt leads.
Note: Due apologies to Shakespeare for that take, especially for using those last lines 🙂
jagahdilmein 
never mess with Italians and pasta…
Absolutely 🙂
Perfect synopsis of Shakespeare’s tragic romance.
Ha ha ha. Thank you so much Anne
Don’t apologize to Shakespeare. You’ve done him and his readers a great service by giving *the most credible explanation* of that tragic mystery. And.. the worthy moral you draw is a great consolation to women with pathetic cooking skills. Now we know our ignominy won’t echo down the ages and mess up the stars of our future underage lovebirds. That’s a relief 😉
Ha ha ha ha ha. Thank you so much Zarine.
There is a difference between southern and northern cooking… Just like in the States too.
I’m sure other countries have regional favorites. But I think I’ll pass on the fried scorpions 🙂
Ha ha ha, thank you so much Jules. We’ve traveled across North extensively, but been only to Sorrento in the South. Next one is definitely going to be Sicily, primarily, actually, ONLY for the food 🙂
Masterful.
Thank you so much Chelsea
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And now we know the rest of the story!
Just doing my duty 🙂
What a wonderful story. Well done!
Thank you so much Norah
Romeo Juliet and pasta sauce.
Made for each other 🙂
It’s great that you are getting ideas from this article as well as
from our dialogue made here.