Wilbur is a cynical stallion who owns a truffling business.
The only catch is that none of his pigs are actually capable of detecting truffles, and in turn, it has left poor Wilbur to resort to scamming ponies into buying his pigs to stay out of poverty. Everything changes for Wilbur when something happens that changes his skepticism for good.
Not even reading the story, but you get an auto thumb up because the stallion has the same name as me
Hmm. Unless I'm missing the wordplay, this seems to be more a shaggy dog story than a feghoot. I see what you're going for, but there needs to be an explicit pun.
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When pigs fly.
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I'm not sure how I could make it any more explicit without out right saying it. It's a common phrase, it isn't that long, the story has little dialogue and it has one talking character.
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No, I got that, but that's not how feghoots work. They end on a deliberately terrible pun set up by the rest of the story, not a winking reference to an idiom.
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Sorry for the late reply, got busy. To be honest, I mainly just entered this contest for fun. I'm well aware I'm not exactly the best at it, but this is one of those things I can use for learning experience, and to get myself involved in the community, since I'm new to writing. I appreciate your feedback and taking the time to not only read it, but leave a comment with your thoughts.
I went through multiple aspects of trying to make the pun clearer, but I was alright with the finished product. I was happy with it, I had fun, and I'm just interested to see where this contest goes for everyone.
copse is an underused word.
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If you get enjoyment out of this contest and grow as a writer, that’s a win for me.
Some pigs are nothing but truffle.