’Make your own luck." as it were. I love it. Best possible take on the previous story. Ingenious. Muchos Pencilos!

the sentence “He shat his pants” seem gratuitous and out of place. otherwise good work

What they said. Commenting to give pencils.

Brilliant story. This ficlet reminds me of a poem I read once called “To Satch” (I forget who wrote it).