Hanging Sticky Flypaper Ribbons

When hanging sticky fly paper ribbons
Be sure to hang them high enough
To avoid contact with people or animals.

The manual then includes two photographs:

The first:
A picture of a young woman with her hair in curlers
As she goes out to do chores in the barn before
Getting ready for the school dance...

The second:
The after picture as the young woman has
Sticky fly paper stuck
In her hair and wrapped around her fists
As she glares at the camera

Behind her a cow's tail is still stuck to a sticky fly paper
She missed in her fury to remove them all.

Word Count = 106
Line Count = 15.


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Written for "PromptMaster !" 

Week1 Prompts:
Prize Prompt: The most exciting thing to find in an instruction manual.




Sticky Flypaper

"The best location for a sticky ribbon or glue roll is where it can hang freely - so, not against a wall. Hanging freely, you'll capture flies coming from all directions. Door openings are a favourite location. Sticky flypaper is also an effective way to monitor an insect control "

This is based on a true story:
My grandfather once hung them in the barn at the tail end of each cows stall. When my aunt went out to do her chores before going to a school dance, she got tangled in all the ribbons. She was furious!