#002 - Dinner for Five: An Original Story

ToddYoungONLINE presents…

In this episode of Young Tales, Todd Young shares an original short story, “Dinner for Five,” a darkly humorous tale about four children, one very important Lord Mayor, and a simple set of instructions that perhaps should have been worded a little more carefully.

Hurried through the halls of a magnificent house, four hungry children are told that the Lord Mayor will soon be home and there is much to be done before supper. They are delivered to a bustling kitchen filled with bubbling pots, freshly baked breads, cakes, pies, and wonderful aromas—and given into the care of the household chef.

Later that evening, the Lord Mayor settles down to an elaborate meal after a long day of tedious meetings and policy matters. With fine wine in his glass and his favorite mincemeat pie before him, everything seems perfectly ordinary.

Until he asks one innocent question:

“The children?”

What follows is a delightfully macabre reminder that when giving instructions, it is always wise to choose your words carefully.

Written and narrated by Todd Young, Dinner for Five is a short tale filled with dark humor, wordplay, misunderstanding, and a wonderfully wicked twist.

Keywords:
Dinner for Five, Todd Young, Young Tales, original short story, dark humor, dark comedy, macabre story, humorous horror, twist ending, short fiction, wordplay, storytelling podcast, narrated fiction, original fiction, black comedy, funny short story