A small step and a giant leap - Freewrite

Ask any dilligent history student:

"who was the first man in space?"

Most will be able to tell that it was Yuri Gagarin in the early 1960s. Other less studious friends may say it was Neil Armstrong, but of course that's not true, he was the first man on the moon in 1969... But not a bad guess, all the same... At least it shows a little bit of the Space Race subject soaked into their brain.

But, did you know that Yuri was not actually the first man in space at all!! It was actually a young African boy by the name Abubakar some twenty years before.

Abubakar was a farmer's assistant in a little town in Northern Egypt, He was new and was still learning his new trade. Like any apprentice, he made the occasional error of judgement, but to lose 400 sheep in a tiny town was quite the feat. He knew his boss would be furious, so he came up with a story which he thought may just convince the boss. It involved a genie, a lamp and an alternate dimension.

The boss returned, looking worn out and tired after toiling in the field all day. Abubakar relayed the story to the boss, who pondered it for a moment, and asked Abubakar to turn around.

He then took a running start and kicked him so hard up the arse, that poor Abubakar was sent flying into orbit.

It was one small step back for his boss, one giant leap for Abubakar!!

For those not familiar with the freewrite, you basically have 5 minutes to write a story, beginning to end. Then post it to your page.

Thanks to @mariannewest as always for the wonderful job she does in keeping this going every day!

Today's prompt was "First African in Space" and the post can be found here https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-140-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-first-african-in-space

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