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2009-11-21 08:55 pm

Court Jester fic

For the thoroughly evil prompt of 'jester' on [community profile] muse_prompts. Do you people realise how many jesters and fools I've fallen in love with over the years? But I always did have a soft spot for this one. Danny Kaye is awesome as Hubert.

Title: Jester's Chief Employment
Rating: PG
Fandom: The Court Jester (1955)
Characters/Pairings: Hubert Hawkins, mention of Hubert/Jean
Summary: "And I found out soon that to be a buffoon is a serious thing as a rule. For a jester's chief employment is to kill himself for your enjoyment, and a jester unemployed is nobody's fool." Hubert decides maybe that wasn't the wisest thing he's ever said ...
Wordcount: 322
Disclaimer: Not mine, though I wish they were.

Jester's Chief Employment )