Derpy may have trouble earning enough for her daughter and herself, but she still can. Though she sometimes gives up her own meals to save money for Dinky, Derpy gets by from the smells of the bakery near by.
Baker's Dough has been in Ponyville for years. He may bake some of the best bread, but he's still outshined by Sugar Cube Corner. He wants to move his business elsewhere, but still needs to earn the money. When he overhears somepony might be stealing from him, he immediately wants justice of some sort, even if his claim may be strange.
This story is based off of one I heard when I was little. I changed the story as much as I could and even asked others on how I could change it as to not resemble the original too much. basically the only real similarities are Derpy is hurting for money, smell/steals the smell of food, pays for smells with smells
Edited by: Crimson Twilight
Hope that the competition goes well. Good luck!
honestly twilight, derpy had a reason to be angry and i'm pretty sure luna and/or celestia well have words for you about undo distress.
in lunas time dough would have been flogged for presenting the case in the first place.
still good writing at least that's worth a like.
*sees the story* hm, sounds interesting.
*reads the full summary* .......
Mein gott. I used to love that story!!! I can't wait to read this!!!!
Oh mah lawd! The was an awesome story! Keep writin!
6983855 well, i have some other stories. but this one was for a contests and it's just a one-shot
Hello there! I've reviewed this story on my blog. Thanks for the read!
Oh hey! I remember reading this story as a kid too. It was credited (in the version I remember) to Ooka Tadasuke, an 18th Century samurai known for his wise and unusual rulings as a judge, but a little bit of Web research suggests that the story has mutated and spread to a whole bunch of different cultural backgrounds, and I can't be 100% sure it sources from him.
The details of the ponification feel a little bit cruel here — Twilight's asking Derpy to bring all of her money the next day in particular — but re-interpreting folktales is a technique with a long pedigree, and there's nothing to be worried about on the theft front. Especially since this entire fandom wouldn't exist without us literally swiping characters from a contemporary show.
Nice story...
Would like to see this try and get past an actual Judge